NASA Competition Aims To Make Space Elevators More Than Just A Science Fiction Fantasy (AP) EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - Rocketing off to space? Some think an elevator might be the way to go. The so-called space... [read full story]
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A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday to qualify for prize money in a $2 million competition to test the potential reality of the science fiction concept of...
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Via Pournelle's site comes news that an X-Prize has been won for the development of a laser powered lift that has risen to nearly 1 km. A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a...
It sounds like science fiction. Now, 30 years after "2001" author Arthur C. Clarke wrote about an elevator that rises into outer space, serious research is happening all over the world in an effort to make the...
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