View Pit Stop page for race #33 by may1 — Ghost race
Official speed | 32.31 wpm (121.08 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | July 2, 2014 9:49:45am UTC |
Race Finish | July 2, 2014 9:51:46am UTC |
Outcome | No win (3 of 3) |
Accuracy | 93.0% |
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. |