Space Railway Corporation

Space Railway Corporation proposes a tethered system for reaching orbit and beyond. The site says the system would lift payloads and people at lower cost than rocket launches.

The site says the system could lift about ten times more mass, ten times more often, at one tenth the cost of rocket launches. It says the design uses 41 technologies covered by a recently granted patent. It describes the system as all electric.

The concept uses a tether in space. Centrifugal force offsets gravity to keep the tether taut. The site compares it to a ball on a string that stays in place when spun fast enough.

The site describes a point about 35,000 km above Earth, called geostationary orbit. It says objects there feel zero g, which makes the point useful for space tourism, space manufacturing and positioning power satellites.

The site describes a tether community with zero g living, safe space manufacturing and spacecraft construction. It also describes staging bases beyond geostationary orbit. The site says the tether could help spacecraft travel within the solar system with less fuel.

The site has pages for investors, a team and contact details. The contact page lists Dr. Steve Griggs and the phone number (405) 338-8511.