startram.com/startram-technology

what makes this more efficient than a space elevator? dope idea though.

How does the tube react to the temperature fluctuation?

>>8647177
i love startram
it wont work but i still love it :D

>>8647177
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSimYARyL2w&ab_channel=IsaacArthur

>>8647223
Why would you expect it to be affected? The FAQ* says it should survive storms in the upper atmosphere, but it talks about wind speeds, not temperature.

*see http://www.startram.com/resources

>>8647264
Because the materials tend to stretch in higher temperatures.

>>8647177
I'm sorta thinking Musk's is building the hyperloop to develop the technology needed for something like this.


Anyway I think it would be far more useful on bodies without an atmosphere like the moon since you don't need to go as high up.

>>8647273
Good point. I suppose the greatest variation would be in the lengths of the cables, which could possibly be accomodated by making the section on the ground jointed to the elevated section.
I don't know what happens if a tube like that expands though.

>>8647244
Why not?

>>8647177
It has to be HUNDREDS OF KILOMETERS long to safely launch people.

>>8647503
Think: the Moon. There is no atmosphere, so nothing to slow you down. Once you achieve an orbital velocity, you need only a correction at apoapsis to lift the perisapsis off the surface to a safe distance. Or if you achieve escape velocity, you don't care.