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From: Peter.Su%CMU-CS-GANDALF@sri-unix.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Space Tether
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Date: Wed, 1-Aug-84 17:44:25 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug  1 17:44:25 1984
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There have been numerous stories about this; one of the better-known and
better-written is _The Fountains of Paradise_ by Arthur C Clarke, the
first postulator of communications sattelites in geosynchronous orbit.
It covers the designing and building of an "Orbital Tower", the main
load-bearing cable of which is made of, I believe, a monomolecular carbon
filament.  Interesting subplots, such as the fact that the ideal location
is located on top of Sri Kanda, the Sacred Mountain, location of an
Oriental monastery... Very good book -- but then, what else does Clarke
write?

Deej

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