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||{{attachment:LaunchLoop400.png}}||The Launch Loop is an earth to high orbit launch system, based on momentum and energy storage in a long (5200km diameter) and narrow (3 cm) hypervelocity iron rotor.<<BR>>Here is the 20 year old
[[launchloop paper (266K)|{{attachment:launchloop.pdf}}]]
<<BR>>Here is a partial writeup describing [[very long tapered cables (29K) attachment:taper.pdf]]. I'll finish it when I get some time.
<<BR>>Here is a list of [[things to do||ThingsToDo]].
<<BR>>Here are the launch loop slides for the ISDC2002 conference: [[attachment:isdc2002loop.pdf(2025K)]]
<<BR>>Here are the slides for the launch energy paper I gave at [[ISDC2002 (233K) attachment:isdc2002energy.pdf(233K)]]
<<BR>>For more information, email to keithl AT kl-ic DOT com ||
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This wiki is for public discussions of the launch loop, as well as other alternative launch systems.
If you want to add content, you will need to create a user account. This MoinMoin Wiki replaces an earlier Kwiki Wiki.
{{attachment:title.png| Launch loop earth to high orbit launch system | width=960px}}

~-''note: pretty image is NOT to scale. From hundreds of kilometers away,
decimeter cross sections are invisible. Also, there probably won't be
stations at altitude, vehicles will climb the inclines. Wind loading
will be compensated with propellers. No time to add them to the image''-~

[[ ShortIntro | Short Intro ]] . . [[ WhatsNew | What's New? ]] . . [[HighApogeeConstruction]]
. . . [[ http://launchloop.com/slides/launchloop.pdf | launchloop paper ]]
. . . [[ attachment:taper.pdf | very long tapered cables (29K) ]] . . .
The [[ http://launchloop.com/slides/SEloop/index.html | slides ]] from the 2009 [[ http://www.spaceelevatorconference.org/ | Space Elevator Conference ]] . . .
The [[ attachment:isdc2002loop.pdf | launch loop slides (2025K) ]] for the ISDC2002 conference. . .
Slides for the [[ attachment:isdc2002energy.pdf | launch energy paper (233K) ]] from ISDC2002.

'''What do we need Launch Loops for? To cheaply launch [[ http://server-sky.com | Server Sky ]], data centers and space-sourced energy in orbit!'''

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For more information, email to keithl AT kl-ic DOT com

Look at RecentChanges for current work-in-progress

Launch loop earth to high orbit launch system

note: pretty image is NOT to scale. From hundreds of kilometers away, decimeter cross sections are invisible. Also, there probably won't be stations at altitude, vehicles will climb the inclines. Wind loading will be compensated with propellers. No time to add them to the image

Short Intro . . What's New? . . HighApogeeConstruction . . . launchloop paper . . . very long tapered cables (29K) . . . The slides from the 2009 Space Elevator Conference . . . The launch loop slides (2025K) for the ISDC2002 conference. . . Slides for the launch energy paper (233K) from ISDC2002.

What do we need Launch Loops for? To cheaply launch Server Sky, data centers and space-sourced energy in orbit!

ccbysa.png

Unless otherwise noted, text and images on this website are licensed Creative Commons Share and Share Alike. Software and designs are licensed GPL2. . . Other linked websites have different licenses and permissions.

For more information, email to keithl AT kl-ic DOT com

LaunchLoop (last edited 2022-01-24 16:49:17 by KeithLofstrom)