POSSIBILITY! Construction of a space elevator thats tethered to - TopicsExpress



          

POSSIBILITY! Construction of a space elevator thats tethered to Earth and stretches 100,000km into space is feasible, and could eventually provide routine, safe and cheap access to Earths orbit, a study by the International Academy of Astronautics has determined. Scientist and futurists have dreamt about space elevators since the late 1800s, but advances in carbon nanotubes and lightweight solar cells appear to have finally made the technology possible. Read the study here: bit.ly/1gxfdBm via IAA Image: Kenn Brown Courtesy: ScienceAlert
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:33:19 +0000

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