Cargo/weapons Elevators Parts

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Part Number
NSN
NIIN
0-1459 O-ring
001593472
00.520.0835 Duplex Ball Bearing
001588308
000-1232-2000 Lubrication Fitting
001720034
000-8001-639 Voltage Sensitive Resistor
004871614
000-8004-889 Cartridge Fuse
008796285
000-8008-454 Electrical Receptacle Connector
010123080
000-90547-060 Tube Repair Plug
002890593
000004002050000 Nonmetallic Bushing
005985282
00002249548 O-ring
001668422
00004 Thrust Washer Bearing
008030215
000094 003226 Cotter Pin
000120123
000114EE O-ring
001661063
000145X0029 Lubrication Fitting
000481788
000197X0612 Hexagon Head Cap Screw
007247223
000197X0719 Hexagon Head Cap Screw
007247223
000213EE O-ring
011209550
000222ED O-ring
004349093
000224EE O-ring
001668422
00044 Plain Encased Seal
001542443
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A space elevator is a proposed type of space transportation system.

The concept of a space elevator was first published in 1895 by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. His proposal was for a free-standing tower reaching from the surface of Earth to the height of geostationary orbit. Like all buildings, Tsiolkovsky's structure would be under compression, supporting its weight from below. Since 1959, most ideas for space elevators have focused on purely tensile structures, with the weight of the system held up from above by centrifugal forces. In the tensile concepts, a space tether reaches from a large mass (the counterweight) beyond geostationary orbit to the ground. This structure is held in tension between Earth and the counterweight like an upside-down plumb bob.

To construct a space elevator on Earth the cable material would need to be both stronger and lighter (have greater specific strength) than any known material. Development of new materials which could meet the demanding specific strength requirement is required for designs to progress beyond discussion stage. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been identified as possibly being able to meet the specific strength requirements for an Earth space elevator.

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