meanings of space and elevator
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elevator
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.veɪ.tər/us
/ˈel.ə.veɪ.t̬ɚ/
US
a device like a box that moves up and down, carrying people or goods from one floor of a building to another or taking people up and down underground in ...
(Definition of space and elevator from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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space elevator
Specific strength is of fundamental importance in the description of space elevator cable materials.
In contrast to the space elevator design, a space fountain is a tremendously tall tower extending up from the ground.
The disadvantage is that it is much longer, and for many planets a space elevator can not be constructed from known materials.
Some of these ideas such as the space elevator, and rotovator, require new materials much stronger than any currently known.
Building a space elevator requires materials and techniques that do not currently exist.
The anchor point of a space elevator is normally considered to be at the equator.
Such follow-on space elevators would also benefit from the great reduction in technical risk achieved by the construction of the first space elevator.
One idea for this is the skyhook, a type of space elevator that can be built with existing materials and technology.
He abandons his comrades, slips into the ghost realm to evade security, and reappears in the space elevator descending towards the planet.
The demand for safe and frequent space missions has resulted in proposals for a laser-powered space elevator.
The space elevator concept is also applicable to other planets and celestial bodies.
By strict definition, no megastructures currently exist (with the space elevator being the only such project under serious consideration).
This is the space elevator idea, a type of synchronous tether that would rotate with the earth.
Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a space elevator.
In its mature form, it is theorized to be cost competitive with what is thought to be realistically achievable using a space elevator.
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