Scientist: 'Space elevator' feasible because of nanotube advances
Popular among writers of science fiction, the concept of a "space elevator" is now coming within practical reach given recent advances in nanotube manufacturing, according to Bradley Edwards, director of research at the Institute for Scientific Research, Inc. (ISR) in Fairmont, W.Va. The space...
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