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To: FARS
"The desired outcome is a 62,000-mile (99,779 km) tether that robotic lifters – powered by laser beams from Earth – can climb, ferrying cargo, satellites and eventually people into space."

Has anyone seen how they deal with coriolis acceleration?

They act as if it doesn't exist.

20 posted on 02/15/2006 10:10:03 PM PST by nightdriver
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To: nightdriver

That's what the three balloons are for!


21 posted on 02/15/2006 10:52:38 PM PST by gorebegone (gorebegone)
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