On Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 09:16:49AM -0700, Chad Cooper wrote: > I a currently collecting data to suggest the total output of Carbon > Nanotube (fullerenes) raw material worldwide in the next decade to > be in excess of 3000 tons. The proposed space elevator (from my past > post) only requires 20 tons of cable to get started. It then hauls > up the next few elevators. My estimates place the cable, and the > anchoring spacecraft within the mass capacity for lift of 2 shuttle > missions.
When you collect that data, better make sure that it is data for ROPES or SHEETS with sufficient strength and durability. As far as I have read, they do not exist yet. So any estimates for something that hasn't yet been made are highly suspect. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
