View Pit Stop page for race #850 by sprice7@my.westga.edu — Ghost race
View profile for Esteban (sprice7@my.westga.edu)
Official speed | 80.75 wpm (48.45 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | November 16, 2013 2:55:15am UTC |
Race Finish | November 16, 2013 2:56:04am UTC |
Outcome | No win (2 of 4) |
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. |