The space elevator
by Bradley C. Edwards, Eric A. Westling · first published 2003
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…great book that came out of a NASA funded study that breaks the issues down well, including costs, necessary tech, and methods for dealing with potential issues like cable breakage: http://www.amazon.com/Space-Elevator-Earth-Space-Transportat... Their conclusion was that it would be much more cost effective than most people think, and that it would enable an incredible reduction in cost to orbit due to not needing…
on “Space Elevators Are Possible” ↗Read this space elevator book years ago, it was very interesting. I’m sure it needs an update after 15 years. https://www.amazon.com/Space-Elevator-Earth-Space-Transporta...
on “The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation (2012)” ↗