An " orbital ring " is a concept for a space elevator that consists of a ring in low Earth orbit that rotates at slightly above orbital speed, and has fixed tethers hanging down to the ground.
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The largest and most populous is Govcentral, an amalgamation of Earth's former countries and its orbital ring of 974 large asteroid settlements known as the O'Neill Halo, with their ( official ) combined population of roughly forty billion.
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In the close of Arthur C . Clarke's " Fountains of Paradise ", a reference is made to an orbital ring that is attached in the distant future to the space elevator that is the basis of the novel.
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Other concepts for non-rocket spacelaunch related to a space elevator ( or parts of a space elevator ) include an orbital ring, a pneumatic space tower, a space fountain, a launch loop, a Skyhook, a space tether, and a buoyant " SpaceShaft ".
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Andrew Meulenberg and his students, from 2008 to 2011, presented and published a number of papers based on types and applications of low-earth orbital rings as man's " stepping-stones-to-space . " An overview mentions four applications of orbital rings.
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Andrew Meulenberg and his students, from 2008 to 2011, presented and published a number of papers based on types and applications of low-earth orbital rings as man's " stepping-stones-to-space . " An overview mentions four applications of orbital rings.
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The Arethia were eventually betrayed by humanity : robbed of the ability to use physical hosts after a vicious war, the Arethia consciousness was imprisoned beyond the atmosphere in the Soma Ring, in truth an orbital ring controlled from the Ring Tower in the ancient human citadel of Cremona.
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A space elevator would be an excellent solution for the moon . . . but then you might want to advance another step and build a Skyhook ( structure ) . . . or an Orbital ring . . . or a Space fountain . . . or a Lofstrom loop.
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In the manga and anime " Mobile Suit Gundam 00 ", an orbital ring containing multiple solar collectors and microwave transmitters, along with power stations and space elevators for carrying power back down to Earth's surface, are the primary source of electricity for the Earth in the 24th century.
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