View Pit Stop page for race #17968 by sidd_ — Ghost race
Official speed | 140.58 wpm (27.83 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | December 10, 2019 4:31:21am UTC |
Race Finish | December 10, 2019 4:31:49am UTC |
Outcome | Win (1 of 3) |
Accuracy | 97.0% |
Points | 128.87 |
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. |