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   Message 2,065 of 3,113   
   Robert Munck to All   
   Re: Space Elevator cars' shielding   
   07 Aug 04 23:04:42   
   
   From: munck@mindspring.com   
      
   On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 04:24:44 GMT, "Renee Keller"    
   wrote:   
      
   >I don't think there is any chance of one actually being built.  One major   
   >storm, terror attack, or accident,  and the whole thing comes tumbling down.   
      
   That's why we'll build two. Or six. The second one, built using the   
   first, will only cost 40% as much as it did. The sixth will be about   
   the cost of a B-2 bomber.   
      
   And, of course, it won't tumble down. At worst, it'll flutter down   
   in bits and pieces. At best, it'll just hang there, drifting vaguely   
   to the east.   
      
   Bob Munck   
      
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