I was being very simple. I used skyhook as informal and humorous and did not know that it had a technical meaning in this context. I was thinking more of what is commonly called a space elevator but did not look up
the details, e.g., synchronous orbit or some such.
Really I was just commenting on the spider silk with carbon fibers that might add some of the needed strength and also permit sending power to whatever was crawling up the string of the elevator.
Again, I was just commenting on the OP and the fiber and not trying to get into space elevators in detail.
Oh, I figured you meant it. In that case carbon fiber is stronger, more conductive, and cheaper. Why bring up space elevators if you have no interest in saying or learning something about them?
> Why bring up space elevators if you have no interest in saying or learning something about them?
Because when I looked into space elevators, the main problem was getting the cable strong enough for its weight. So, with spider silk, already amazingly strong, with carbon, a first guess, or hope, for an application would be for a space elevator.
So, in response to the OP, I mentioned the cable, string, whatever, for skyhooks, space elevators, or whatever.
Again, my understanding is that space elevators are well enough understood and the main issue is just the cable. So, given the OP, I mentioned the cable, mostly just the cable, without digging into the well understood details of space elevators. I wasn't trying to discuss space elevators in general, just the cable and just in response to the OP.
Really I was just commenting on the spider silk with carbon fibers that might add some of the needed strength and also permit sending power to whatever was crawling up the string of the elevator.
Again, I was just commenting on the OP and the fiber and not trying to get into space elevators in detail.