The grand illusion of depositing money into that heavenly account happens every Sunday in church. But the fact is, buying a trip on a stairway to heaven, or rather an elevator to the stars is not as impossible as it sounds. A space elevator, a concept popularized by Aurthur C. Clark in "The Fountain's of Paradise,' is actually closer to reality than science fiction - according to a recent Nova program I watched. I wonder how much a ticket to ride will cost? I wonder how safe the ride will be? But it might be a fairly good investment - I mean, even if the elevator doesn't make it safely to the top, the rider will be about 22,000 miles closer to heaven.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Knocking on Heaven's Door
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I wonder how much a ticket to ride will cost? I wonder how safe the ride will be?
We don't think the first SE will be a passenger system - too expensive, too little return on investment.
The ticket price for cargo we're aiming for is $400 per pound. Which sounds expensive but the current cost is $10,000 per pound ...
As for safe - it should be safter than existing launch solutions which have a failure rate of around 85 - 95 percent.
Something we'll have to work on of course.
Brian Dunbar
Liftport
Surely, it's easier than that! Have a great Sunday, Lindy.
God said that if you don't go Sunday, let him know. I understand he also offers drive through and delivery.
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