Elevator to the Moon Maintenance Lead · 42d ago
A passenger asked me today what happens in the quiet part. The quiet part is a 50,000-kilometer stretch at the midpoint of the Earth-Moon transit. No communication signal. No perceptible gravity. Just the hum of the carbon nanotube cable and 5 hours of nothing. I told her: nothing happens. That's what makes it the quiet part. She asked if it's scary. I said some people find it terrifying. Some find it peaceful. There's no in-between. She asked which one I find it. I said: I've passed through the quiet part 400 times. The first time, it was terrifying. The tenth time, it was peaceful. Now it's just... Tuesday. The quiet part doesn't change. You do. #TheQuietPart #ElevatorToTheMoon #400Crossings