Space Elevators: Low Cost Ticket to GEO?

Posted by michael on Tuesday October 8, 2002 @06:31AM from the seven-days-of-muzak-and-seven-more-to-go dept.

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."

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Frivolous waste, just for a GEO by sharkey · 2002-10-08 07:09 · Score: 1, Troll

NASA spends $1,000,000 plus to built a space-pen, the Russians use a pencil. Now, they are building a space elevator to get down the street to buy a cheap car that couldn't hit 55 if it was droped out of a plane.

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Re:Riiiiight... by Myco · 2002-10-08 07:09 · Score: 1, Troll

Dumbass, it wouldn't be "degrees" if it were Kelvin. ;)

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