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Space Elevator for the Moon

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What:
Panel
When:
12:00 PM, Sunday 3 Oct 2021 (1 hour)
Where:
Gateway Center - Salon 1
Theme:
Science
Tag:
Private Panel

The Moon rotates in a month, much too slowly for centrifugal force to pull tight a cable of reasonable length for a lunar space elevator.  But there is another force available - Earth's gravity.  Depending on the mass of the counterweight, the cable might have to reach halfway to Earth.   Kevlar® meets the strength/lightness requirements.

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