21st Century Space Elevators: Advanced Earth-Space Infrastructure: NASA Report on Technology, Plans, Concepts, Materials, Environmental and Safety Issues

by Progressive Management (Compiler)

Overview

NASA workshop on space elevators based on the findings from the Advanced Space Infrastructure Workshop on Geostationary Orbiting Tether “Space Elevator” Concepts. A space elevator is a physical connection from the surface of the Earth to a geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) above the Earth 35,786 km in altitude.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011168017
Publisher:	Progressive Management
Publication date:	01/04/2011
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	206 KB

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