[ExI] Power satellites

Dan dan_ust at yahoo.com
Wed Apr 22 13:20:07 UTC 2009


--- On Tue, 4/21/09, Keith Henson <hkeithhenson at gmail.com> wrote:
> Even if moving cable space elevators are *never* built,
> they are still
> useful as the gold standard for space transport. 
> $0.15 for the energy
> and a share of the capital to put one up.

I would not use a hypothetical, untested technology as my "gold standard for space transport."  All the numbers on their cost and efficiency are based on speculation.

Regards,

Dan


      



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