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Old 01-04-2008, 05:38 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Alex View Post
geostationary satellites

He also did a lot for the idea of a space ladder in The Fountains of Paradise.
Geosynchronous Communications Satellites, to be precise. Pity he never patented the idea….
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