Space Elevator Crawls Forward

A crawler team wins $900,000.

As I recall, braided carbon nanutube cables may be strong enough to make the idea work. A space elevator is a game-changer because it makes putting things in orbit an order of magnitude cheaper. That would mean we could think seriously about manned exploration of the Solar System or a lunar colony.

posted by Dave on 11.07.09 at 02:57 PM





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