Space Elevator Gets FAA Lift
First time I heard about this company, Bruce Cordell had blogged them. Good to see they are making some progress.
LifePort has received approval from the FAA to test its space elevator prototype. In early fall, a balloon will carry a elevator ribbon up to a mile high. Robotic lifters will then crawl up and down the cable testing the feasibility of the project.
read more | digg story
LifePort has received approval from the FAA to test its space elevator prototype. In early fall, a balloon will carry a elevator ribbon up to a mile high. Robotic lifters will then crawl up and down the cable testing the feasibility of the project.
read more | digg story
1 Comments:
At 15/9/05 5:21 AM,
Anonymous said…
Please, press the orbit button. If I need the excercise, I may take the stairs. :)
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