re: Beanstalk

From: Damien Broderick (damienb@unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Tue Sep 09 2003 - 19:55:24 MDT

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    At 06:41 PM 9/9/03 +0200, Amara wrote:

    >I hope also those people that are looking at GEO for space
    >elevators are up to speed on their Earth's magnetosphere
    >physics.
    >
    >GEO tends to skim the inner boundary of the plasma sheet, and
    >the radiation belts and ring current are located near GEO, as
    >well. During solar quiet times, the bodies orbiting at this
    >location are typically at dipolar-like field lines. During
    >large magnetic storms, the bodies orbiting at GEO are within
    >stretched field lines. It can be a very energetic place.

    You don't have to *live* there, though, right? The beanstalk stretches even
    further out than the distance from surface to GEO. But maybe it would put
    too much tension on the string to have a big station on the far end, say?

    Damien Broderick



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