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re: Wrong numbers

alcaray — 4/13/2005 3:20:47 PM (archived)

Doesn't a counter-weight system have two big drawbacks?

1) Obvious one: payload is cut in half because the system must be designed to support the payload plus its counterweight.

2) Unless I'm figuring it wrong, doesn't it also increase the amount of cable in the system a great deal?

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Economic & Physics of LEO Access - phil - 4/11/2005 8:49:23 PM
- re: Unmanned satellites-Gagarin day - Raoul - 4/12/2005 7:57:36 PM
- re: Economic & Physics of LEO Access - Sawyer - 4/12/2005 1:18:23 PM
  - Space Elevators - A Crowl - 4/12/2005 10:35:00 PM
    - Some numbers - Adam - 4/13/2005 2:00:09 AM
      - re: Wrong numbers - Nick Hoffman - 4/13/2005 2:21:29 PM
        
        re: Wrong numbers - alcaray - 4/13/2005 3:20:47 PM
        
        Counterweights and Cables - Nick Hoffman - 4/15/2005 12:59:10 PM
        
        back of the envelope - Nick Hoffman - 4/13/2005 2:53:21 PM
        
        Where is SM when we need him? - Adam - 4/13/2005 11:07:48 PM
        
        Elevator to the moon! "Raoul a translation to French please?" - et - 4/14/2005 9:24:44 PM
        
        re: Ascenseur spatial ! (n/t) - Raoul - 4/15/2005 6:36:48 PM
        
        Merci mon ami! Has a nice ring to it. Ahhh, sweet otherness... (n/t) - Le ET - 4/15/2005 9:19:22 PM
        
        Shorter with a counterweight - Adam - 4/15/2005 8:40:46 AM
- re: Economic & Physics of LEO Access - gbaikie - 4/12/2005 7:25:57 AM
- Very interesting papers. Thank you, Phil and Adam. (n/t) - Sam F. - 4/12/2005 6:04:30 AM
- Choked by red-tape - Adam - 4/11/2005 11:22:00 PM

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