From: vince@offshore.ai (Vincent Cate)
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:09:02 -0800
Newsgroups: sci.space.tech
Subject: spacetethers.com
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I have just set up a new web site called spacetethers.com.  It is
exploring/advocating the idea of a small air-launched rocket to get to
an orbiting spinning tether.  I think this approach could get very low
costs to orbit (maybe 20 times cheaper than current) and that it is
something that could really be done.

On the site I have a tether simulator that I just wrote.  It is a Java
applet, so you can easily see some examples, or run your own
simulations.  I hope to get at least a couple users for my software. 
Oh, and it is free and you can copy the source if you want.

I am looking for any feedback on the ideas/info/web-site/simulator
either to the group or by email.

Thanks,

  -- Vince

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