View Pit Stop page for race #6445 by sathesh@ymail.com — Ghost race
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Official speed | 55.90 wpm (69.98 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | March 4, 2012 6:30:53am UTC |
Race Finish | March 4, 2012 6:32:03am UTC |
Outcome | No win (2 of 5) |
Accuracy | 87.0% |
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. |