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Space Elevator Takes Baby Steps Towards Becoming a Reality

Posted August 29, 2012 10:13 AM

From ExtremeTech:

Kickstarter is a place where just about anyone can pitch their ideas to the public, no matter how lofty. However, one of the most recent pitches may be the loftiest of all: a proposal for a real-life space elevator.

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Re: Space Elevator Takes Baby Steps Towards Becoming a Reality

08/31/2012 9:42 AM

Time for THIS discussion again ... already...?!

Obayashi hasn't yet gotten ITS version anchored yet, and somebody else wants to beat them to the punch?

Perhaps the two will spec things such that one day, a "Skywalk" can be bridged between the two....

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