Part 1
If I were __ _________, I could __ ____ _____!
What is the original quote?If I were an astronaut, I could go into space!
What energy source is the space elevator expected to run on?
Electricity
How long must the cable for the space elevator be?
Over 100,000 km long.
Which is more eco-friendly, rockets or the space elevator?
The space elevator.
According to the JSEA, what could become a reality by the middle of this century?
1) A space elevator.
2) The ability for anyone to ride an elevator into space.
3) The ability to ride a space elevator.
What speed is the space elevator expected to run at?
How strong must the space elevator cable be?
More than 100 times as strong as steel.
Unlike rockets, the space elevator will not produce what?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Is it easy to be an astronaut? Why or why not?
It is very difficult.
"Many distinguished people can try to get into space flight programs... they must succeed in the hard training. In the end, only a small number of people can achieve this dream."
How long will the elevator take to reach the height of the International Space Station (ISS)?
What was the biggest problem in the development of the space elevator?
Finding a material strong enough to be the space elevator's cable.
The elevator may use _ ___ __ ___________ when it goes up, but it can also _______ ___________ when it comes down.
a lot of electricity;
produce electricity
Why should we not give up too easily about going to space?
one week
What did Dr. Iijima discover in 1991?
Carbon nanotubes, a potential material for the space elevator cable.
With the space elevator, what may elderly people and children be able to do?
Many 偉い people try to get into space flight programs, but only a few of them are selected.
distinguished
Who are the three astronauts used in the "JAXA astronaut candidate selection test" example from Part 1? [NO TEXTBOOK]
Kanai Norishige/金井 宣茂
Yui Kimiya/油井 亀美也
Onishi Takuya/大西 卓哉
What are the 3 main steps to build the space elevator?
A: Launch a stationary satellite about 36,000 km above the equator.
B: Stretch a cable downward from the satellite to the Earth's surface, and upward to space to keep balance.
C: [Attach the elevator to the cable]
How big and strong are carbon nanotubes?
They are about 50,000 times as thin as a human hair and about 20 times as strong as steel.
What potential does the space elevator have?
It may be able to use the rotation of a planet to send things into space without using fuel.
What is "dioxide"
Two oxygen atoms