Comments on: Japanese Space Elevator

By: phil grimm

phil grimm — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:52:23 +0000

I assume they will be paying royalties to the estate of Arthur C Clarke who invented this.

By: pamela

pamela — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:04:07 +0000

Wow, that’s straight out of Gunnm.

By: helical

helical — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:35:22 +0000

It would be awesome if it worked, but 4x stronger than carbon nanotubes doesn't sound like a walk in the park. Read all about it on Wikipedia. Until someone discovers some fantastic new material, this is going under "pipe dreams" in my book.

By: Japan Shopping (Gift Sets)

Japan Shopping (Gift Sets) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:02:36 +0000

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By: Japanese Space Elevator

Japanese Space Elevator — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:46:05 +0000

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