SixIsNotANumber
SixIsNotANumber t1_izklk1t wrote
Reply to comment by borgendurp in Phobos' orbit prevents a traditional geostationary space elevator on Mars, but it is possible instead to build a downward space elevator from Phobos itself by Icee777
Exactly!
I've loved the concept of space elevators ever since I read The Songs of Distant Earth, by Arthur C. Clarke, and I hope I live to see the day one actually gets built...but I don't get this at all. I'm hoping for a good follow-up answer though. Like I said, I want it to be real!
SixIsNotANumber t1_izkk81h wrote
Reply to comment by Icee777 in Phobos' orbit prevents a traditional geostationary space elevator on Mars, but it is possible instead to build a downward space elevator from Phobos itself by Icee777
OK, that part of it does make some sense, but I'll echo the other reply to your reply: what's the point?
Isn't the harder part of the process getting off of Mars? (And please don't take my questions the wrong way, I promise I'm not trolling or trying to JAQ-off, I really just want to wrap my brain around why this is meant to be a good/useful thing.)
SixIsNotANumber t1_izkjg6n wrote
Reply to comment by borgendurp in Phobos' orbit prevents a traditional geostationary space elevator on Mars, but it is possible instead to build a downward space elevator from Phobos itself by Icee777
Yeah, that's kind of a head-scratcher for me, too. I'm having a hard time wrapping my brain around it.
SixIsNotANumber t1_izk061b wrote
Reply to Phobos' orbit prevents a traditional geostationary space elevator on Mars, but it is possible instead to build a downward space elevator from Phobos itself by Icee777
Can someone ELI5/tl;dr for me why/how it could work going one way but not the other?
SixIsNotANumber t1_iz0njrq wrote
Reply to comment by AdFresh3918 in Homelessness charity staff start strike, after low pay risks homelessness by db_2_k
Yay capitalism!
Where you can be employed 40 hours a week and still have to choose between food & shelter because you can't afford both.
SixIsNotANumber t1_it252ta wrote
Reply to comment by SatansMoisture in Has anyone seen this picture yet? by Ok-Cryptographer2063
Honestly?
It looks like a pair of misshapen, badly out of focus buttocks.
SixIsNotANumber t1_it03hqf wrote
>Has Anyone Seen This Picture Yet?
Followed by:
>This is one of the most recent images I've taken with my telescope
So I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that the answer is probably "no".
SixIsNotANumber t1_izklxpr wrote
Reply to comment by KillerNinja86678 in Phobos' orbit prevents a traditional geostationary space elevator on Mars, but it is possible instead to build a downward space elevator from Phobos itself by Icee777
Go bug the DoD & the Pentagon.
NASA isn't the problem here.