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Page 104
... launcher comfortably . We can begin to use the launch tube long before it is complete . At the maximum practical acceleration for human beings- 10 + gs - the launch tube must be 125 km . long . For inert cargo , however , the tube can ...
... launcher comfortably . We can begin to use the launch tube long before it is complete . At the maximum practical acceleration for human beings- 10 + gs - the launch tube must be 125 km . long . For inert cargo , however , the tube can ...
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... launch tube relatively easy . At the top of Kilimanjaro , the rim of Kibo - a caldera two km . across- provides a convenient base for the laser array . The launch tube will originate near the Ngorongoro Crater , and run due east for 125 ...
... launch tube relatively easy . At the top of Kilimanjaro , the rim of Kibo - a caldera two km . across- provides a convenient base for the laser array . The launch tube will originate near the Ngorongoro Crater , and run due east for 125 ...
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... launch tube is only 85 % efficient , so 15 % of the energy input must be eliminated as waste heat . Making the ... launch - up to 31,500 kwh / hr . A kilogram of Liquid Nitrogen ( LN2 ) can absorb .055 kwh of waste heat . To keep the ...
... launch tube is only 85 % efficient , so 15 % of the energy input must be eliminated as waste heat . Making the ... launch - up to 31,500 kwh / hr . A kilogram of Liquid Nitrogen ( LN2 ) can absorb .055 kwh of waste heat . To keep the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 15 |
AQUARIUS Space Colony at Sea | 21 |
Malthusian Blues 22 Healing Gaia 25 CO2 Sponge | 28 |
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The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps Marshall Thomas Savage No preview available - 1992 |
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