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    Old 20-05-2008, 10:45 AM   #1 (permalink)
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    Rope to the moon...
    NASA and various other space agencies spend millions, or even billions every shuttle launch into space, so I was wondering, as ridiculous an idea as it seems...

    What would the actual physical issues be with running a rope to the moon?
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    How long is a piece of string?
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    Re: Rope to the moon...
    Rope to the moon wouldn't work as it orbits the Earth at a different rates to the Earth turning. As such, any Space Elevator needs to be in geosychronous orbit.
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    You want the moon on a stick don't you?!

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    You want the moon on a stick don't you?!

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    Re: Rope to the moon...
    Originally Posted by chicken View Post
    What would the actual physical issues be with running a rope to the moon?
    Would it not just slowly ball around the earth?

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    Re: Rope to the moon...
    Originally Posted by chicken View Post
    What would the actual physical issues be with running a rope to the moon?
    wouldn't it get a bit singed...?

    edit. 2 identical posts of 'space elevator' link. hmm. parallel universeses?
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    edit. 2 identical posts of 'space elevator' link. hmm. parallel universeses?
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    Re: Rope to the moon...
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    Re: Rope to the moon...
    Space elevator anyone?

    Anyway, would you tie the rope around the moon, or through it like a conker with a knot at the end. Then Mars could borrow one of Neptune's moon and we could play conkers.
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