Comments on: LiftPort - RIP? http://www.spaceelevatorblog.com/?p=588 For scalable, inexpensive access to space... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:50:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Michael Laine http://www.spaceelevatorblog.com/?p=588#comment-37030 Michael Laine Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:19:59 +0000 http://www.spaceelevatorblog.com/?p=588#comment-37030 ted, we are not done! "the rumors of our demise have been greatly exagerated..." that said, yes, we are hurt, and hurt bad. but, we had a serious meeting yesterday with the team, and we have the beginnings of a plan. i will post a lot on our blog tonight, once i am done writing a few things down. after that, i will begin blogging 2 or 3 times a day, because things are literally moving that fast. believe it or not, we actually had several peices of good news last week, while i was a guest at this: http://www.colorado.edu/cwa/ take a look at the guest list, and let your mind wander about the sorts of people i met, and the kinds of projects that were proposed. i am working on several projects, as a result of attending. http://www.colorado.edu/cwa/participants.html?year=2007 i can honestly tell you, that had this problem happened with the building independantly, without the CWA, i would seriously consider closing the doors. however, as it happened on the last day of that conference, i was able to develop so many allies and friends and advocates from this single event, that i believe i have a plan to pull us out of the hole we are in. it wont be easy. the hole is deep. but remember this - we are building an elevator to space, its not supposed to be easy, right? we will be blogging a lot more, and sending out a newsletter this thursday that will have more details. take care. and thanks for your continued support. mjl ted, we are not done! “the rumors of our demise have been greatly exagerated…” that said, yes, we are hurt, and hurt bad. but, we had a serious meeting yesterday with the team, and we have the beginnings of a plan. i will post a lot on our blog tonight, once i am done writing a few things down. after that, i will begin blogging 2 or 3 times a day, because things are literally moving that fast.

believe it or not, we actually had several peices of good news last week, while i was a guest at this: http://www.colorado.edu/cwa/

take a look at the guest list, and let your mind wander about the sorts of people i met, and the kinds of projects that were proposed. i am working on several projects, as a result of attending. http://www.colorado.edu/cwa/participants.html?year=2007

i can honestly tell you, that had this problem happened with the building independantly, without the CWA, i would seriously consider closing the doors. however, as it happened on the last day of that conference, i was able to develop so many allies and friends and advocates from this single event, that i believe i have a plan to pull us out of the hole we are in.

it wont be easy. the hole is deep. but remember this - we are building an elevator to space, its not supposed to be easy, right?

we will be blogging a lot more, and sending out a newsletter this thursday that will have more details.

take care. and thanks for your continued support.

mjl

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