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Space Elevator Gets FAA Clearance

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the hot-off-the-high-wire dept.

lonesome phreak writes "Techzonez has a short piece about the recent FAA waiver received by the LiftPort Group allowing them to conduct preliminary tests or their high altitude robotic lifters. The lifters are early prototypes of the technology that the company is developing for use in its commercial space elevator to ferry cargo back and forth into space."

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  1. Awesome by Dest581 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I've seen the space elevator idea shown in different magazines. I thought it was a crazy idea. But the more you think about it, the more it seems to make a bit of sense. It also would just be awesome. The biggest problems are keeping it together, and keeping it protected from harm, like accidently hitting it in a plane, or lightning strikes. It could become a terrorist target.

    1. Re:Awesome by timmarhy · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      had to drop in that hysterical terrorist comment somewhere didn't we.

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    2. Re:Awesome by KrancHammer · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Yeah, cause we all know terrorist strikes are a non-event.

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  2. Re:Wow can you imagine by Seumas · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I know I'm going to get modded down for this, but I still think the whole "space elevator" thing is the stupidest idea ever. I mean... it just sounds so retarded that - short of all the coverage it gets - you'd be hard pressed to believe it isn't a hoax. I mean, this is along the lines of "let's make a bridge from the US to Australia" kind of ridiculous.

  3. It'll be dangerous... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    and he'll be in trouble when the oil hits his anus