re: If a space elevator is ever built, doesn't re-entry shielding become moot?
Only in the unlikely event that the fuel required to enter an orbit and rendezvous with the top of the elevator is lighter than a heatshield.
Doug
Space/Science » in reply to If a space elevator is ever built, doesn't re-entry shielding become moot?
Only in the unlikely event that the fuel required to enter an orbit and rendezvous with the top of the elevator is lighter than a heatshield.
Doug