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No One Wins NASA Space Elevator Contest

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the get-out-and-push dept.

volts writes "According to New Scientist no one was able to grab the two $50,000 top prizes in the recent NASA 'Beam Power Challenge'. The biggest limiting factor seemed to be that no team was able to meet the speed requirement, although a group from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada set the height record at 12 meters. Not quite geosynchronous..."

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  1. OMFG ROFLMAO!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    LOL!!! So, who exactly is surprised by this bit of "news"? Space elevators are for chump VCs and Slashfags that can't quite grasp that DS9 isn't really real.

    But, this setback won't stop these space elevator losers. Prepare for a long list of posts following this one that exalt at what a great accomplishment the 12 meter list is. 12 meters! LOL!!!

    Ok, show of hands. Who here, above the age of 21, thinks that a space elevator has ANY chance of EVER working? LOL!!!