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299-space-elevator-dixon 299-space-elevator-dixon – Space Elevator made of unimaginably strong materials rises 22,000 miles above the equator, providing easy access to space. A trio of massive, interconnected space elevator conduits extends from a lower orbital vantage point directly down toward the surface of the Earth. A sleek, delta-winged shuttle or climber craft with long aerodynamic extensions ascends along the central track, illuminated by a bright, golden lens flare at a structural junction. In the background, the vibrant blue planet reveals North and South America beneath swirling white cloud formations against a dense starfield. Featured on the cover of "The Fountains of Paradise" by Arthur C. Clarke. © 2007 Don Dixon / cosmographica.com — 299-space-elevator-dixon – Space Elevator made of unimaginably strong materials rises 22,000 miles above the equator, providing easy access to space. A trio of massive, interconnected space elevator conduits extends from a lower orbital vantage point directly down toward the surface of the Earth. A sleek, delta-winged shuttle or climber craft with long aerodynamic extensions ascends along the central track, illuminated by a bright, golden lens flare at a structural junction. In the background, the vibrant blue planet reveals North and South America beneath swirling white cloud formations against a dense starfield. Featured on the cover of "The Fountains of Paradise" by Arthur C. Clarke. © 2007 Don Dixon / cosmographica.com
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