View Pit Stop page for race #31 by boink — Ghost race
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Official speed | 30.77 wpm (127.14 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | March 8, 2010 9:09:10am UTC |
Race Finish | March 8, 2010 9:11:17am UTC |
Outcome | No win (2 of 3) |
Points | 0.00 |
Text | #463 (Length: 326 characters) The basic concept is simple: a satellite in geosynchronous orbit is connected by cable to a stationary or mobile platform somewhere on Earth's equator. An elevator would ride up and down the cable at a fraction of present costs. Many sane and sober people believe that a space elevator will be constructed within this century. |