TheImmortalLS
TheImmortalLS t1_ixz9z4v wrote
Reply to comment by TomSwirly in Space Elevators Are Less Sci-Fi Than You Think by Sorin61
It’s the same probability as ISS getting hit, +/- a bit since the iss can go up and down. Maybe a space elevator can dodge a bit too.
TheImmortalLS t1_ixy6xy9 wrote
Reply to comment by fitzroy95 in Space Elevators Are Less Sci-Fi Than You Think by Sorin61
If a material strong enough to hold existed, we would have other tech instead. Such strong materials can improve compression ratios, improve engine efficiency via less moving weight, tank warfare would be dramatically different, etc.
Space elevators are built along the premise there is a material strong enough to anchor; everything else in its design is trivial. We are probably 100+ years away from a material, maybe 30 if a world war breaks out soon
TheImmortalLS t1_iy2qnnx wrote
Reply to The future is now by SupOrSalad
Any that do it? I would be very willing to get one with dsp justo try it out. I suspect i might just get a winner 1st try