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RE: Nukes in Space...
You are correct. For this to work, fibers would have to be about 100
kilometers long and without a single flaw. The concept was based on the
tensile strength of flawless fibers.
>From: "Neil, David M" <neildm@ID.DOE.GOV>
>Reply-To: "Neil, David M" <neildm@ID.DOE.GOV>
>To: "'Norman Cohen'" <ncohen12@HOME.COM>, radsafe
><radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>
>Subject: RE: Nukes in Space...
>Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 07:44:02 -0700
>
>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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