Gassend, 2024 - Google Patents
Exponential Tethers for Accelerated Space Elevator DeploymentGassend, 2024
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- 15788118186014569403
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- Gassend B
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- arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.17198
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An exponential space elevator is a space elevator with a tether cross-section that varies exponentially with altitude. With such an elevator it is possible to reel in tether material at one end of the elevator while reeling out at the other end, without changing the overall taper …
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4401—Optical cables
- G02B6/4429—Strengthening and protecting features
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