Japan starts space elevator experiments

Re:Japan starts space elevator experiments by cryptozeus on Sunday September 02, 2018 @05:35PM (#17898797)

If they build this from japan, how would they deal with earthquakes ? Last thing you want is to be flying off to space in 18 x 7 m car

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Re:Japan starts space elevator experiments by black6 on Sunday September 02, 2018 @05:40PM (#17898823)

FTA:

> Obayashi envisages a space elevator using six oval-shaped cars, each measuring 18m x 7.2m holding 30 people, connected by a cable from a platform on the sea to a satellite at 36,000 kilometers above Earth.

36000 km is GEO, so it would be near the equator, away from land and safe from quakes.

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Re:Japan starts space elevator experiments by bencompanion on Sunday September 02, 2018 @07:04PM (#17899171)

Pretty much all approaches I've read about involve building 'top-down' from orbit, often with the earth end meeting an ocean going platform which would allow for a bit of movement in the cable.

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