View Pit Stop page for race #32 by witlessbox — Ghost race
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Official speed | 56.59 wpm (69.13 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | January 28, 2018 2:34:40am UTC |
Race Finish | January 28, 2018 2:35:49am UTC |
Outcome | Win (1 of 5) |
Accuracy | 95.0% |
Points | 51.88 |
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. |