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Canadians Vie for Space Elevator Victory

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the to-the-moon-alice dept.

unc0nn3ct3d writes to mention a CBC article about some plucky Canadian teams planning to go for NASA's space elevator challenge. From the article: "Teams based in Saskatoon, Vancouver, Edmonton and Toronto are among thousands of space enthusiasts expected to converge on a desert site in Las Cruces, N.M., on Friday and Saturday for the X-Prize Cup, a festival mounted by the X-Prize Foundation ... The competitors are gearing up for the Spaceward Foundation's Space Elevator Challenge, which requires them to surmount technical obstacles in the development of a new type of vehicle that would take people and cargo from Earth into space."

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  1. Nooooooo!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No! Not the canadians! Noo'oh! It ruins my self-esteem.

  2. Re:Go Canada! by grishknash · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm a Canuck living overseas. I'll gladly pay Canadian taxes for the health care and education alone. Canadians look south and see low taxes. What do they get south of the border? Bush, Bud(weiser) and backruptcy (cannot afford medical bills, or thier education). Gimme Canadian women and beer 8 days a week!