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Aerospace engineering vs mechanical engineering
Focus on only what you enjoy. You couldn't possibly do any Engineering if you don't enjoy maths. If you enjoy money, you are probably better off doing Commerce or something. You will be bored in your job, but have cash. This is what I did, but now wish I hadn't! If you enjoy wiping your...- Andrew S
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Can a space elevator be stabilized without reaching geostationary orbit?
great, thanks. :biggrin: Understand this is impossible with today's technology - it's a sub-plot in my book. The figures I'm thinking are that they were building the tower to 25,000km, found that it would be more unstable than they thought (due to frequency of hurricanes and Tsunami in...- Andrew S
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Can a space elevator be stabilized without reaching geostationary orbit?
Hi. This may be really basic, but would appreciate your help. Is a tower whose height reaches a geostationary orbit at 35,000km's altitude or so more stable that one which doens't quite reach that height? So, say you are building a tower, decide you'd like it more stable, so should you go...- Andrew S
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