Comments on: Japan Space Elevator Conference - day 1 http://www.spaceelevatorblog.com/?p=1116 For scalable, inexpensive access to space... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:46:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Steel http://www.spaceelevatorblog.com/?p=1116#comment-199168 Steel Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:51:56 +0000 http://www.spaceelevatorblog.com/?p=1116#comment-199168 By the way, thanks for the update Stephen!! By the way, thanks for the update Stephen!!

]]> By: Steel http://www.spaceelevatorblog.com/?p=1116#comment-199167 Steel Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:51:21 +0000 http://www.spaceelevatorblog.com/?p=1116#comment-199167 It appears Cambridge's fibers (how long) may have a Specific Strength of ~ 2 GPa/g/cc? Is this accurate? Ultimately, I am curious to know if there is anyone expecting to best 3.0 GPa/g/cc, at the supposed future tether competition? Please forgive my being so forthright - there has been a lot of big talk, but oddly enough, not by any registered competitors...why the discrepancy? Nothing would be better than real progress: but all I seem to detect is hot air. Can anyone prove otherwise? It appears Cambridge’s fibers (how long) may have a Specific Strength of ~ 2 GPa/g/cc? Is this accurate? Ultimately, I am curious to know if there is anyone expecting to best 3.0 GPa/g/cc, at the supposed future tether competition?

Please forgive my being so forthright - there has been a lot of big talk, but oddly enough, not by any registered competitors…why the discrepancy? Nothing would be better than real progress: but all I seem to detect is hot air. Can anyone prove otherwise?

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