Several announcements, among them news about the latest version of LiftPort’s robotic lifter, financial matters and a visit to the US Air Force Academy. The Newsletter can be found here.
Monthly Archives: October 2004
The Skinny on Nanotubes
BusinessWeek Online article about Nanotubes, and the problems and promise they hold, including a Space Elevator application.
Climbing a Ribbon to Space
Newsweek article about Space Elevators. This article is really a series of short posts, each about a futuristic or cutting-edge technology. The Space Elevator posting is the 4th in the series.
Space elevator effort starting on ground floor
MSNBC.com article giving an overall summary of the current status of space elevator development. LiftPort and the Elevator:2010 competition are mentioned prominently.