Space Elevator Company LiftPort In Trouble

Posted by kdawson on Sunday June 3, 2007 @04:53AM from the going-dwn dept.

TropicalCoder writes "The LiftPort Group, founded four years ago with the lofty dream of building a stairway to heaven, has seemingly reached the end the line. The dream was to develop a ribbon of carbon nanotubes 100,000 km long, anchored to the Earth's surface and with a counterweight in space, providing a permanent bridge to orbit. Elevator cars would be robotic 'lifters' which would climb the ribbon to deliver cargo and eventually people to orbit or beyond. Now LiftPort has all but run out of funds, and the State of Washington's Securities Division has entered a Statement of Charges (PDF) against LiftPort Inc. dba LiftPort Group and founder Michael Laine."

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that's funny by ReidMaynard · 2007-06-03 05:00 · Score: 0, Flamebait

They're suing because the space elevator company failed.

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Re:Wow!! by imsabbel · 2007-06-03 06:33 · Score: 0, Flamebait

how should a jam then in his arm, and why is he a masterfighter?

Otoh, fucking retard faggots like you should get the ass gangbanged to hell.

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Re:Blue Sky Laws by phantomfive · 2007-06-03 17:19 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Michael Laine, huh? Couldn't even bother to log in? I don't know if I have much respect for the owner of a company who doesn't even know how to capitalize his I's. That is of course, unless you are NOT actually Michael Laine, which is very likely the case. Be gone from here, imposter.

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