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We definitely won't see a space elevator built in any foreseeable future. But there is a similar but much more practical approach โ a skyhook. How close are we to creating one? Why is it useful? What challenges does it bring and when can we expect first practical demonstrations? Finding out in this interview.
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๐ฃ Guest: Dr. Markus Landgraf
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๐ A multi-stage orbital sky hook for exploration in the new space transportation era
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576525004485
00:00 Intro
01:52 What is a skyhook
24:52 Materials
28:23 Possible practical tests
30:30 Current obsessions
36:59 Final thoughts
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We definitely won't see a space elevator built in any foreseeable future. But there is a similar but much more practical approach โ a skyhook. How close are we to creating one? Why is it useful? What challenges does it bring and when can we expect first practical demonstrations? Finding out in this interview.
๐ [Interview+] No YT ads
https://www.patreon.com/universetoday
๐ฃ Guest: Dr. Markus Landgraf
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=vgra4_QAAAAJ
๐ A multi-stage orbital sky hook for exploration in the new space transportation era
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576525004485
00:00 Intro
01:52 What is a skyhook
24:52 Materials
28:23 Possible practical tests
30:30 Current obsessions
36:59 Final thoughts
๐บ VIDEO VERSION
https://youtu.be/SvYvXk39wG8
๐ฐ GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter
No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter
๐ง PODCASTS
Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/
Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/
๐ฉ CONTACT FRASER
[email protected]
โ๏ธ LICENSE
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Support Universe Today Podcast

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