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more about #spaceelevator Nicolas DeGrazia: I'm the director of the documentary that has been following these teams and the competition for almost three years now and we, too, are heading out to... more » brentbent: C.O.C.K.R.O.A.C.H. )for all the queer super villians out there(: If only Phantom Limb hadn't been murdered the Guild of Calamitous Intent's entry would've won but we don't have his password to turn it on so we lose ... more » Akiracee: University of Saskatchewan's team - USST - is in the competition too. They've won in previous years. Check out their website: [usst.usask.ca] And thi... more » Lightice: The latest problem with the space elevator is the coriolis effect, that would force the elevator move really slow to retain balance, meaning that the ... more » Belabras: Everything about this is awesome. Everything. #spaceelevator more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: Why the telescope? Does it magnify the power od the laser? Is it for aiming? #spaceelevator more » Roklimber: Maryann? Oh, no, please, let this not be the Maryann from True Blood. #spaceelevator more » LittleDragon: Every time I read something like this or see a report on it, my heart rate increases. Despite the efforts of bureaucrats every where, I still have hop... more » tetracycloide: leave it to a local news network to take something cool, like calling yourself a space pirate, and turn it into something tired and pedantic via cumbe... more » MonkeyT: From the report: The Space Elevator Games, starting next Wednesday on NasaTV. (streamed over the internet.) #spaceelevator more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: It's good to see the fine art of Mad Sciencery is alive and well and competing for NASA money. #spaceelevator more » phoghat: Maybe NOT so far away. [www.spaceelevatorconference.org] [www.nasa.gov] [www.pcworld.com] With a few large companies being interested. There might be ... more » NorvinBluebird: Not sure what Roald Dahl, though he is one of my favorite writers, has to do with it. The idea of the space elevator has its home in the mind of late ... more » Klebert L. Hall: "suggest that people are still grappling with the challenges of creating a space elevator, which may still be decades away." . Yeah, probably a whole ... more » Dominus Astra: HOLY SHIT that space elevator is depicted being located on the island where I live! (in Indonesia, the island of Sulawesi) Not in my province, though... more » Patrick Rehill: but wireless power transmission is bullshit, not even tesla could make it work. more » Brian Fowler: I was all for it until you mentioned the word Microsoft. more » twDarkflame: Space Elivators...both full, and "half way" systems, Launch Loops, and all maner of scramjet single/multistage solutions should ALL be actively invest... more » MargaretMoony: The idea of a space elevator both intrigues and terrifys me. more » RexMaximus: This is awesome, but the first thing I thought of was keeping the elevator secure from terrorists or rival states (see Gundam 00 or David Williams' Th... more » -
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A Robot Named Maryann Could Propel Us Into Space
Only three teams remain, competing for NASA's latest $2 million prize for advancing space-elevator technology. Good thing one of them, the Kansas City Space Pirates, is using a fast-climbing robot and lasers shot through telescopes. More » -
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Could A Space Elevator Save The Planet?
A space elevator, carrying people and objects off the planet and into orbit, is the kind of cool mega-engineering project that thrills science-fiction fans. But it could happen in your lifetime (if you're young), and it may save the planet. More » -
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This Space Elevator Is The Terrorists' Next Target
Author David J. Williams has premiered some amazing art from his upcoming future-thriller book The Burning Skies on his blog, including this fantastic Phoenix Space Elevator. Click through to see a gorgeous space station. More » -
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Revolutionary New Material Will Make a Space Elevator Possible
A new form of carbon ribbon that's ultra-flexible and super-strong could become the infrastructure for the first working space elevator. Such a structure would usher in a new era in easy space travel.
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Imagining the Chuck Klosterman Space Elevator
As Japan Space Elevator Associated contemplates building a space elevator, Esquire writer Chuck Klosterman sees one on the horizon in his "A Brief History of the 21st Century." Artist Bruce Irving conceptualizes the elevator to the stars above, and Klosterman gives us the details below. More »
