NASA will launch the elevator into space

The "space elevator" would be a tape, one end of which will join the Earth's surface, and the other will be in orbit in space (at an altitude of 100 000 km).

The space agency NASA and the Johnson Space Center with the nanotube want to build a "space elevator" to facilitate the exploration of outer space.

As you know, the nanotubes are characterized by high stiffness, and therefore the materials on their basis can drive most of today's aerokonstruktsionnih materials.

According to researchers, composites based on nanotubes will reduce the weight of modern spacecraft almost doubled.

The "space elevator" would be a tape, one end attached to the surface of the Earth and the other is in orbit in space (at an altitude of 100 000 km).

The gravitational attraction of the lower end of the tape is compensated by the force caused by the centripetal acceleration of the upper end. Thus tape is always in tension.

Changing the length of tape, you can reach different orbits. Space capsule containing a payload will move along the tape.

For the initial launch capsules require effort, but as soon as it approaches the end, its speed will increase because of the centripetal acceleration of the system.

At the final station, if necessary, the capsule will detach from the elevator and out into open space.

The rate of the capsule at the same time will be 11 km / sec. This speed is sufficient to begin the journey to Mars and other planets.

According to scientists, the lift capacity can reach 100 tons, which will build on the orbit in large colonies and space stations.