View Pit Stop page for race #23 by chafed_nips — Ghost race
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Official speed | 29.60 wpm (132.16 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | October 27, 2019 1:42:52pm UTC |
Race Finish | October 27, 2019 1:45:04pm UTC |
Outcome | No win (2 of 3) |
Accuracy | 91.0% |
Points | 27.13 |
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. |