zetazhan asked:

How much would it cost and how much resources would it take to construct a space elevator from a fixed point on earth to a geosynchronous orbiting space station?

Would it be feasable to do this in say the next 20 years?

The reason I ask is because a Fixed space elevator capable of taking up tonage of material into space would have a far less cost then say normal rocket propelled methods of transportation. Thus reducing the cost to get into space for ALL mankind! Huzzah!
Here is some information for you – A circular geosynchronous orbit in the plane of the Earth’s equator has a radius of approximately approximately 35,786 km (22,236 statute miles) above mean sea level.

A statute mile is 1,760 yards – or 5280 feet

so to get to a geosynchronous orbit it would take a distance of 188,950,080 feet

What Diamiter should the cable fixing the stationt to the planet be? Use algebraic functions to figure out a volume– then figure out how much it cost in volume units to create cable made of a material that has a unknown strength.

How much strength should the cable have?