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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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    If I seem short sighted, it is because I stand on the shoulders of midgets
  2. Lends a whole new meaning... by cubal · · Score: 4, Funny

    to the term "Elevator Music"

    Imagine a few hours of that o_O