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US 2011/0218378 A1Published application
Off-planet waste disposal system and method
OwnerAlfonso Adinolfiinventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided herein that provide for off-planet waste disposal including elevating waste into space via a space elevator and projecting the waste into the sun so as to dispose of the waste.
Claims18
A method of disposing of hazardous waste in the sun, the method comprising:
- loading hazardous waste into a waste container on earth;
- transporting the waste container to a space elevator;
- elevating the waste container into space via the space elevator;
- and
- propelling the waste container into the sun to dispose of the waste.
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A system for disposing of hazardous waste in the sun, the system comprising:
- a waste container operable to safely contain hazardous waste;
- a space elevator that comprises:
- a terrestrial base disposed on earth;
- a space station in substantially geosynchronous orbit around the earth over the terrestrial base;
- a line extending from the terrestrial base to the space station;
- and
- an elevator vehicle operable to ascend the line from the terrestrial base to the space station while carrying a payload comprising the hazardous waste container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.