guanhong (shells_picker)

Race #296

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Official speed 53.52 wpm (73.09 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start May 8, 2018 1:46:21pm UTC
Race Finish May 8, 2018 1:47:35pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 3)
Accuracy 95.0%
Points 49.06
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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.