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The physics of the space elevator [pdf] (semanticscholar.org)
1 point by simonebrunozzi on July 21, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



Since the release of the paper, it has been noted that the paper contains some important calculation errors, e.g. Steel's tensile strength is much less than what appears on the paper.

Still, the conclusion should be that space elevators are essentially only possible with a material that has enormous amounts of tensile strength; the only candidate right now would be carbon nanotubes, assuming there will be a way to manufacture them in large quantities.




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