Re: Space: Mass transit idea
Terry Egan (tegan@ix.netcom.com)
Mon, 30 Dec 1996 22:36:46 -0800
There is another idea (popularized by R. Forward in various =
publications)
that he calls the "Space Fountain" or "Indian Rope Trick". It looks like=
it can
be built to any altitude and it fails gracefully; this not something that=
can be
said about either the Lofstorm Loop ( didn't one of the HeeChee books by =
Pohl
have the hero at ground zero of a Lofstorm Loop failure?) or the Lorrey =
Loop.
In addition, the Lorrey Loop would seem to require a vast amount of =
material.
end
Terry Egan
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