Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
proposed transportation system
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
beanstalk
orbital elevator space bridge |
| gptkbp:benefit |
reduce launch costs
enable large-scale space industry increase frequency of space missions |
| gptkbp:category |
space colonization
spaceflight technology megascale engineering |
| gptkbp:challenge |
cost
weather material strength space debris |
| gptkbp:climberPowerSource |
gptkb:laser
electricity solar |
| gptkbp:conceptOriginatedBy |
gptkb:Konstantin_Tsiolkovsky
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| gptkbp:counterweightLocation |
beyond geostationary orbit
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| gptkbp:enables |
low-cost access to space
continuous transport to orbit |
| gptkbp:featuredIn |
gptkb:science_fiction
Arthur C. Clarke's 'The Fountains of Paradise' Kim Stanley Robinson's 'Mars Trilogy' |
| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
1895
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Space elevator
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| gptkbp:location |
Africa's equatorial region
Pacific Ocean near Ecuador |
| gptkbp:powerSource |
solar power
laser power beaming |
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
Jerome Pearson
Yuri Artsutanov |
| gptkbp:purpose |
transport materials from Earth's surface to space
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| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
skyhook
Martian space elevator lunar space elevator space tether |
| gptkbp:requires |
tether
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| gptkbp:riskFactor |
gptkb:terrorist_attack
natural disasters catastrophic failure collision with satellites |
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:NASA
International Space Elevator Consortium Japan Space Elevator Association |
| gptkbp:tetherAnchoredAt |
gptkb:Earth's_equator
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| gptkbp:tetherLength |
about 35,786 km
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| gptkbp:tetherMaterial |
graphene
carbon nanotubes diamond nanothread |
| gptkbp:transportVehicle |
gptkb:mountain
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mass_Driver
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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