| Space Elevator Contest Heats Up (SPACE.com) |
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Pull me up, Scotty. At least one team has qualified for part of a $2 million prize up for grabs in this year's Space Elevator Games, a NASA-sponsored contest to build... More »
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Yahoo! News - Nov. 5, 2009
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| Can they make a space elevator? |
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This concept image from NASA shows what a space elevator and transfer station could look like. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Researchers say elevator to space could be real within our... More »
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CNN - Nov. 5, 2009
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| Laser-powered robot aiming for space |
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Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play.A laser-powered robot, which could signal the future of space travel, has climbed a wire dangling from a... More »
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BBC - Nov. 5, 2009
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| Can we build an elevator to space? |
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"The question Artsutanov asked himself had the childlike brilliance of true genius. A merely clever man could never have thought of it -- or would have dismissed it... More »
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CNN - Nov. 5, 2009
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| Can we build an elevator to space? |
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"The question Artsutanov asked himself had the childlike brilliance of true genius. A merely clever man could never have thought of it -- or would have dismissed it... More »
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CNN - Nov. 5, 2009
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| Elevator to the Top: Space Elevators Climbing Towards... |
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Image From NASA MSFC, Artist Pat Rawling The legend that is Sir Arthur C. Clarke is formidable. As a science fiction author who knew how to mix imagination with scientific... More »
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Wired News - Nov. 5, 2009
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| An Elevator into Space? They're Really Trying |
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Ben Shelef, left, and David Bashford of the LaserMotive discuss their entry into the $2 million Space Elevator Games EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A robot powered by a... More »
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FOXNews.com - Nov. 5, 2009
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| Laserpowered space lift fails to work |
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A laser-powered robot failed to complete its climb up a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday in a $2 million (£1.2 million) attempt to test the real-life... More »
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Telegraph - Nov. 4, 2009
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| Laser-powered robot works like a space elevator |
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Page 1 of 2 The company LaserMotive has developed a laser-powered robot that can climb about one kilometer up a wire into the sky. The company just won part of the 2010 Space... More »
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ITWire - Nov. 5, 2009
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| Can scientists make a space elevator? |
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"The question Artsutanov asked himself had the childlike brilliance of true genius. A merely clever man could never have thought of it -- or would have dismissed it... More »
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CNN - Nov. 5, 2009
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