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Space Elevators: Low Cost Ticket to GEO?
Crocuta writes "The current issue of Science
News features a cover story
that discusses the current developments in space elevator technology. NASA has been
working on such devices for many years, but private companies such as Highlift Systems are now jumping on the space
elevator bandwagon, no doubt seeing the huge potential profit in a low cost per pound
delivery system. PhysicsWeb has a somewhat
older, but much more technical article
on the formation and structure of the carbon nanotubes that form the basis of the proposed
tether cables. With a development like this, we could shoot entire boy bands into space and make
the world a better place."
You people are slow.
Can I get a double FP?!?!
-DFW
What we want, is a low cost solution to make your ass look like this
Why not simply get yourself a good 10-20 trolls to make fake hotmail accounts, create accounts through something like anonymizer.com, and troll her to high hell on a wednesday afternoon when she's taking her (large) lunch break?
And inform -1 slashdotter's too. We would like to watch (if we can't participate).
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