Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Nanotechnology and Elevators Going Into Space

Does it get any cooler than this?

The company's lofty objective will sound familiar to followers of NASA's Centennial Challenges programme. The desired outcome is a 62,000-mile (99,779 km) tether that robotic lifters – powered by laser beams from Earth – can climb, ferrying cargo, satellites and eventually people into space.

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    3 comments:

    1. Anonymous11:54 AM

      That is really amazing stuff...but all I really care is: Where is the Queen?

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    2. Anonymous12:43 PM

      I recall reading about a team doing this somewhere in South America and that they believe they could stretch it to the moon....fascinating.

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    3. Joe Gringo2:55 PM

      I saw that as well, it's a great time to be alive, can't imagine what we'll see in 20 years!

      PS - aah, the Queen, probably waitng for the King!

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