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Liftport Space Elevator
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LiftPort Group - The Space Elevator Companies
Anybody heard about this? Sound very cool. I had read about it in theory many years ago, but didn't know people were actually working on such a thing.
The idea is to have a tethered satellite with an elevator going up and down the tether into space.
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Yep, but hey're running into some serious financial problems. The theory is perfectly sound, however, the technology is not there yet. We don't have a tether with a tinsel strength strong enough.
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you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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Originally Posted by olePigeon 
We don't have a tether with a tinsel strength strong enough.
It's an elevator, not a Christmas tree.
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Originally Posted by wallinbl
It's an elevator, not a Christmas tree.
Why can't it be both? It will aid in Santa Claus' conquest of Mars.
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Originally Posted by nonhuman
Why can't it be both? It will aid in Santa Claus' conquest of Mars.
It could be both, but I wouldn't make it out of tinsel if I wanted it to last very long.
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yeah, but what about nano tinsel?
i heard that stuff is the bees knees
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Our motto is, "Change the world or go home," and we strive each day to make that change a reality.
A bit lame, no?
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Originally Posted by Laminar
A bit lame, no?
Oh, yeah, like "join the social" is not.
Oh, wait.
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