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Space Elevator Company Fission

Posted by Hemos on from the splitting-into-multi-lanes dept.

Dag Maggot writes "Highlift Systems seems to be going through some turbulent times with cofounder Michael Laine leaving to form his own space elevator company LiftPort. Interestingly, Liftport pledges to be a "transparent" company, and as such have provided the full text of the original space elevator proposal which was made to NASA NIAC." We mentioned Liftport before, but the proposal is new and quite interesting.

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  1. Nuclear Space elevators by kinnell · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's about time they started using fission for space elevators. They were much too slow when they were coal fired.

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  2. Re:When the music never started... by Seclusion · · Score: 1, Funny

    Let's hope their space elevator can support more users then the web site.

  3. Lends a whole new meaning... by cubal · · Score: 4, Funny

    to the term "Elevator Music"

    Imagine a few hours of that o_O

  4. They have Space Elevator already? by YeeHaW_Jelte · · Score: 1, Funny

    Damn, what civilization advances did I need for space elevator again? I'm gonna lose out on the space race!

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  5. in case of emergency or fire... by VanillaCoke420 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...please use the stairs!

  6. IPO by Catskul · · Score: 1, Funny

    Invest in this company NOW! It can only go up.

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  7. Slightly OT by SolitaryMan · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess it is time to make a kind of "I survived slashdotting" signs for web-sites. Or T-shirts or something.

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    1. Re:Slightly OT by Pirogoeth · · Score: 2, Funny

      Maybe ThinkGeek should get on this one. "My Server was Unexpectedly Slashdotted and all I got was this Crummy T-Shirt!"

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    2. Re:Slightly OT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I thought we already had one...

  8. It will really piss you off when by bace · · Score: 2, Funny
    some little punk presses all the buttons to the top and you get in on the ground floor.

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  9. They can build a lift to space... by buro9 · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... but they can't build a website that can handle slashdot ;)

    I'll try later, eh?

  10. Re:Taking the site is already /.'ed by kinnell · · Score: 2, Funny
    RTFWP

    WTFDTM?

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  11. Yikes by fizban · · Score: 1, Funny

    "I want to build a space elevator to the moon!"

    "No, I want to build a space elevator!"

    "No, it's mine!"

    "No way! I had the idea first!"

    "No, I did!"

    "MOM!!" ...

    You're all a bunch of loonies.

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  12. No, I have a better idea! by leonbrooks · · Score: 2, Funny

    Bungeeeeeeeeeee...!

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