bing chen and yan li

This video takes an in depth look at Orbital Rings and Space Elevators and is the first installment of a reboot of the original Megastructures video.

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Orbital Rings by Paul Birch
http://www.orionsarm.com/fm_store/Orb...

The second installment of the series looks at the Skyhook, a type of abridged Space Elevator that allows spacecraft to hook up and get into orbit at much lower launch speeds.

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NASA HASTOL study on skyhooks in conjunction with Hypersonic aircraft:
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