Comments | tevarin: Better than a space elevator?

tevarin

Better than a space elevator?

Oct 13, 2006 13:13

The Aerovator is a theoretical structure for launching payloads into Earth orbit and beyond. It consists of a long (1000km) ribbon rotating around a central hub on the Earth's surface. Aerodynamic lift elevates the tips of the ribbon above the atmosphere, allowing the outer parts to attain orbital velocity in near vacuum ( Read more... )

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anonymous October 13 2006, 22:12:49 UTC

I can't help but think that this thing would have a harmful impact on the weather. After all, if you've got one hub / spaceport facility you might as well have multiple ribbons there, and eventually you're making a big fan. That's certain to do something, though I'm not sure what.

--josh

tevarin October 14 2006, 03:46:21 UTC

Hey, it's not a bug, it's a feature:)

Dear King Abdullah, not only will the Aerovator bring good jobs for your people, and much tax revenue for your treasury, it will also pull cool breezes down from the upper reaches of the atmosphere, causing rain and, Insha'Allah, even snow to bless the desert for a thousand kilometers in every direction.