Re: Major theoretical dilemma

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Success_Machine — 2/7/2002 11:56:07 AM (archived)

The "whip wavelength" is over 31 kilometers. That is how much the tether stretches under the 50-tonne load. You really want to ease off the tension slowly, but you only have 29 seconds to do it.

Ponderous. Really ponderous.

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Space Tether Experiment ? - Success_Machine - 2/6/2002 11:54:28 AM
- Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - gbaikie - 2/6/2002 2:22:27 PM
  - Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - gbaikie - 2/6/2002 2:32:45 PM
    - Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - Success_Machine - 2/6/2002 2:48:14 PM
      - Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - Tom Brosz - 2/6/2002 5:32:00 PM
      - Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - Raoul - 2/6/2002 4:55:29 PM
        
        Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - Success_Machine - 2/6/2002 5:26:27 PM
        
        Re: I am sure I've done this exact thing in a past life.... - Success_Machine - 2/7/2002 11:43:22 AM
        
        Re: I am sure I've done this exact thing in a past life.... - Success_Machine - 2/7/2002 11:53:08 AM
        
        Re: Major theoretical dilemma - Success_Machine - 2/7/2002 11:56:07 AM
        
        Re: Potential solution - Success_Machine - 2/8/2002 10:26:08 AM
      - Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - gbaikie - 2/6/2002 11:06:46 AM
- Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - ectoterrestrial - 2/6/2002 12:27:08 PM

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