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NASA Power Beaming Challenge is On For November 2nd

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the scott-me-up-beamie dept.

carstene writes "The NASA Centennial Challenge Powered Beaming competition, to develop technology for uses such as a space elevator, or to power a rover in a shadowed crater on the moon, was delayed indefinitely due to trouble setting up the kilometer-high race track. It has now had the kinks worked out and is rescheduled for the week of November 2nd. The competition involves using a high-power laser to beam power to a robot that climbs a kilometer-high cable attached to a helicopter. The competition was previously covered on Slashdot."

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  1. Cornbread by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Their cornbread is off the chain." - coworker

  2. Because The Wires Can Be Cut By Al-C.I.A.-da by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In Afghan-Pakistan.

    Remember, the Pentagon's budget (including non-line items) is U.S. $1,000,000,000,000 per year.

    Years In Petrograd,
    Kilgore T.

  3. Got a pussy in my panties by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    She got a pussy in her panties
    She wore a pussy thong

  4. perl vs. /. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Back in the early 90's, when a new release of perl would come out,everybody worked their ass off to figure out real bugs and be the first to report it. Now, it seems like the wording nazi's come here and work their ass off to look for spelling and grammatical errors, to show how superior they are. Times have changed.

  5. Allow me to elaborate... by Xaedalus · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    WHOOSH

    your understanding of Kilgore Trout needs some serious work. I'm thinking orders of magnitude

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