He described long wires of single atom-wide carbon fibers stretching into space at geostationarily stable points. Which were used as the framework for elevators that brought people and cargo to space a lot cheaper than by rockets. It looks like NASA likes the idea: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast07sep_1.htm
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Article good, title sloppy or uninformed about the flaws of group selection.
Isn't this fabric excactly what Arthur C. Clarke described as the building blocks for his space elevator in "The Fountains of Paradise"?6 677949/104-1661537-6837554?v=glance
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He described long wires of single atom-wide carbon fibers stretching into space at geostationarily stable points. Which were used as the framework for elevators that brought people and cargo to space a lot cheaper than by rockets. It looks like NASA likes the idea:1 .htm
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast07sep_