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Space Elevator, Can we build one?
imran
post Aug 22 2005, 12:55 AM
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This article says it might be possible.

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- imran   Space Elevator   Aug 22 2005, 12:55 AM
- - RNeuhaus   Very interesting and it is a new paradigm to conqu...   Aug 22 2005, 02:18 AM
|- - dvandorn   Alas, materials technology just isn't up to it...   Aug 22 2005, 06:14 AM
|- - Bob Shaw   A-a-a-a-ges ago there was a special issue of the J...   Aug 22 2005, 10:04 AM
|- - jaredGalen   I read an article over the past few days that spok...   Aug 22 2005, 10:08 AM
- - edstrick   Also, about a year ago, another group was making s...   Aug 22 2005, 10:11 AM
- - Richard Trigaux   Although conceptually simple and fascinating, the ...   Aug 22 2005, 12:42 PM
- - RNeuhaus   More information about Carbon Nanotube Sheets, cli...   Aug 22 2005, 03:52 PM
|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Aug 22 2005, 03:52 PM)More ...   Aug 22 2005, 04:25 PM
|- - Richard Trigaux   QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Aug 22 2005, 03:52 PM)More ...   Aug 22 2005, 04:33 PM
|- - RNeuhaus   QUOTE (Richard Trigaux @ Aug 22 2005, 11:33 A...   Aug 22 2005, 05:11 PM
|- - imran   QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Aug 22 2005, 05:11 PM)Good ...   Aug 22 2005, 05:36 PM
- - RNeuhaus   I still am not able to figure it out on how the ro...   Aug 22 2005, 07:04 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   Rodolfo: As I understand it, the principle behind...   Aug 22 2005, 07:54 PM
- - RNeuhaus   Bob: Now I understand it. It is obvious that th...   Aug 23 2005, 03:15 PM
- - RNeuhaus   More information about Elevator Space, Click here....   Aug 23 2005, 09:45 PM
- - Mongo   For information about other means of achieving orb...   Aug 23 2005, 11:59 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (Mongo @ Aug 24 2005, 12:59 AM)For info...   Aug 24 2005, 10:59 AM
|- - imran   Some new articles: Trading Rockets for Space Elev...   Sep 3 2005, 04:41 AM
|- - antoniseb   There are several NASA prizes being offered for so...   Sep 4 2005, 08:15 PM
|- - imran   Some more news from Space.com: Space Elevator Get...   Sep 12 2005, 07:12 PM
- - RNeuhaus   First and a new progress...now elevator has reache...   Sep 23 2005, 08:52 PM
|- - imran   Stairway to Heaven QUOTE In a significant step, A...   Sep 25 2005, 02:48 PM
|- - imran   A recent interview with Bradley Edwards. Good rea...   Oct 16 2005, 05:23 AM
- - imran   Space elevator contest gets off the ground NASA ba...   Oct 21 2005, 04:10 PM
- - RNeuhaus   Two Events - Many Approaches Designed to address ...   Oct 26 2005, 03:19 AM
|- - Marz   QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Oct 25 2005, 09:19 PM)None ...   Oct 26 2005, 04:29 PM
- - Cugel   Hmmm, $200K next year? Now where did I put th...   Oct 27 2005, 12:52 AM
- - crabbsaline   I saw that Brian Dunbar posted some information ov...   Feb 14 2006, 09:28 AM
|- - ljk4-1   Space elevator tether climbs a mile high NewScien...   Feb 16 2006, 03:24 PM
|- - imran   Not so good news in the space elevator world. The...   May 22 2006, 07:10 PM
|- - Marz   QUOTE (imran @ May 22 2006, 02:10 PM) Not...   Jun 1 2006, 07:47 PM
- - Richard Trigaux   The problem described is that, while microscopic i...   Jun 1 2006, 08:35 PM
- - ljk4-1   For those who can recall and/or have the novel han...   Jun 1 2006, 08:42 PM
|- - Cugel   QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jun 1 2006, 08:42 PM...   Jun 6 2006, 12:15 PM
- - edstrick   "...monocrystalline blades are very difficult...   Jun 2 2006, 10:02 AM
- - Richard Trigaux   probably true. At least this report is not a STUD...   Jun 2 2006, 11:53 AM
- - alan   There is not a specific minimum tensile strength n...   Jun 2 2006, 03:04 PM


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