NEW VIDEO: 1,000km Cable to the Stars - The Skyhook
Added 2019-11-17 13:33:46 +0000 UTCGetting to space is incredibly hard, expensive and needs a lot of resources. A more efficient way to get there is a Skyhook (or Spacetether), an ever rotating cable with a counter weight, that catapults spaceships from earth orbit into the depths of space.
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One of the best. The kids dined out on this one for ages
Team Saunders
2020-05-10 16:08:57 +0000 UTCIf Elon Musk see this...
Ernando De Souza Silva
2020-04-17 21:00:39 +0000 UTCYou’ve literally set my kids minds on fire!!
Team Saunders
2019-12-15 22:20:39 +0000 UTCBrilliant video... as usually!! Keep up the amazing work :-)
2019-11-24 01:39:24 +0000 UTCamazing and uplifting video once more
Simon
2019-11-19 18:55:18 +0000 UTCAmazing video, up there with your best!
2019-11-18 22:46:46 +0000 UTCIsaac Arthur might be another place to look at. He usually gives sources in the description, and he goes more in depth on how it can be used
Olivia Appleton
2019-11-18 18:46:15 +0000 UTCNo, the compression works regardless of which direction you're travelling. It's dependent on speed.
James Dominguez
2019-11-17 23:01:33 +0000 UTCDoes that mean upon leaving, the shuttle's going to freeze up?
Nishith Thakkar
2019-11-17 20:27:29 +0000 UTCGreat video as always!
2019-11-17 19:06:23 +0000 UTCGenius idea and brilliant video. Would you mind giving some of the resources you used to research the topic?
Thorben Menne
2019-11-17 18:43:12 +0000 UTCWhoops... The heat from re-entry isn't from friction - it's from compression. When a fast-moving object hits the atmosphere, it compresses the air in front of it, which heats it up through the same principles that make refrigeration work.
James Dominguez
2019-11-17 16:10:03 +0000 UTCi love you guys for this kind of content! ^__^
io
2019-11-17 15:33:07 +0000 UTCAs of May 2013, all mechanical tethers (orbital and elevators) are on hold until stronger materials are available.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tether]. Apparently the Japanese tested a related concept in 2010.
Mike Spalding
2019-11-17 15:18:34 +0000 UTCThis is the coolest thing I've heard of since space elevators
2019-11-17 14:44:50 +0000 UTCWhat an amazing thing, and an amazing video to explain it. Damn, I am so happy right now.
Laurent Schüpbach
2019-11-17 14:09:04 +0000 UTCGreat video guys, honestly have no idea how you do this so quickly and so elegantly. Animations, Information, Sounds everything! Top notch.
Jacob
2019-11-17 13:59:59 +0000 UTCCan’t wait to get home and watch this!
Bradley Francis
2019-11-17 13:41:46 +0000 UTC
