Jepel's Articles for February 18, 2004
February 18, 2004 by JEPEL
Space elvator Space elevator A little review about that concept that is looking moreand more likely to happen in a close future.   What is a space elevator? It consist of a lift hanged on a cable long enough to reach the geostationary orbit. The concept to hasbeen imagined by Arthur C. Clark in his book "The fountain of paradise".     What are the reasons to build one? Potentially, it would ease a lot the earth-l...