Bucc5062 writes "LaserMotive has achieved the first step towards the creation of a working space elevator by qualifying for the $900,000 prize in a contest sponsored by NASA. To achieve this first level, LaserMotive needed to propel a platform up a cable... ...full story at slashdot
from slashdot on Thu, Nov 05 2009
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| 10 Nov 09 |
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NASA hands over $900K for Laser propulsion system » the register (uk) $1.1m still unclaimed LaserMotive has scooped a $900,000 prize from NASA for demonstration of an elevator powered from a ground-based laser.…What is your recession sales strategy? |
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Space Elevator Teams Compete for NASA Prizes » slashdot Hugh Pickens writes "The University of Saskatchewan's has the first place climb in the Second Annual Space Elevator Games being held this weekend at the Davis County Event Center in Salt Lake City. Teams are competing for $1,000,000 in NASA prize money.... |
| 05 Nov 09 |
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Success in 'space elevator' competition (Update 3) » digg A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday to qualify for prize money in a $2 million competition to test the potential reality of the science fiction concept of space elevators. |
| 05 Nov 09 |
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Space Elevator Tryouts (for real) » digg EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- Rocketing into space? Some think an elevator might be the way to go. That's the future goal of this week's $2 million Space Elevator Games in the Mojave Desert... |
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Future of Space Elevator Looks Shaky » slashdot lurking_giant writes "In a report on NewScientist.com, researchers working on development of a space elevator (an idea we have discussed numerous times) have determined that the concept is not stable. Coriolis force on the moving climbers would cause side... |
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