RE: Nukes in Space...

["Neil, David M" <neildm@ID.DOE.GOV>]

If memory serves, and I may be misrecalling it, that concept fails on the

basis of tensile strength of the materials. Also, one of the Shuttle flights

did an experiment to some other purpose, dangling an instrument package on a

cable, and had to abort the experiment and jettison the equipment due to an

unexpected effect. I don't recall details on that one.



Dave Neil		neildm@id.doe.gov



	





-----Original Message-----

From: Norman Cohen [mailto:ncohen12@HOME.COM]

Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 8:33 PM

To: radsafe

Subject: Re: Nukes in Space...





Hi Steve,

the Magazine was Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact. Be accurate.



I wasn't saying we could do this right now, it was just an idea. In fact, I

posted the same idea on the old radsafe list. I don't recall that you

chopped

my head off back then. I recall that I was asked if I had any plan for

disposing of nuke waste. Thats the best plan I had then and its the best

I've

got now. Don't like it, just ignore it and my postings.



The idea of an equatorial elevator system is that rockets would not be used.

It was many moons ago that I read that article or story, so details are

hazy.



Speaking about starving, you know I am kinda hungry. Gonna go get me a

bagel.



Peace

Norm



Steve Frantz wrote:



> I try to resist answering, but this is too ridiculous...

>

> Norm Cohan writes - - -

> I'm Ok with nuclear powered space craft as long as they are

> launched in such a way (like from the space station) that there

> is no chance of their falling back to earth.

> End quote - - -

>

> And exactly how does the plutonium fuel get to the space station

> in the first place? By rocket.

>

> Norm Cohen writes later in the same posting - -

>  I suggested waiting until we had the techology necessary to

> safely rocket the waste into the sun via an equator elevator

> system which would lift the waste into orbit, and then oone

> could send it into the sun. (picked this idea up from an article

> years ago in Analog magazine).

> End quote - - -

>

> I read that SCIENCE FICTION story at the time and the author

> explained how it was impossible _even in theory_ to build

> anything like that. As long as you draw your science from Analog

> magazine, you must expect some ridicule.

>

> Besides, why is the magical elevator safer than rockets? The

> point of the story was that it was cheaper.

>

> Sending nuclear waste to the sun is an absurd idea for many,

> many reasons that I won't go into; unless someone wants to start

> a thread on it.

>

> Now, back to starving the stray dog and hoping he goes

> elsewhere.

>

> Stephen Frantz

> sfrantz@yahoo.com

>

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