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    Is the Space Hose a Viable Solution for the N-Prize Challenge?

    Rocket acceleration is less than 3g at all times. Breaking under its own weight is a different story entirely. However, if you use nylon, this problem gets a lot simpler. Granted, Col Armstrong is referring to different situation than yours, but I just thought that it was funny...
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    Is the Space Hose a Viable Solution for the N-Prize Challenge?

    Capturing an asteroid is difficult and nearly impossible. Let's face it, if a huge asteroid comes that close to Earth that we can capture it, we are not going to be like "oh it's a friendly asteroid that we can use to build a space elevator". It's going to be like "My fellow Americans, we are...
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    Is the Space Hose a Viable Solution for the N-Prize Challenge?

    It's obvious that this theory has some flaw in it. All the "space elevator" concepts out there depend on one thing, a rigid wire which is held in orbit by a large mass. This large mass is critical because it holds the string taught. Let's assume for a second that your idea works and you get...
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