Daily Archives: July 24, 2007

New life for LiftPort?

In his post “A Boost from Balloons?” on his Cosmic Log, Alan Boyle details the possibilities that LiftPort may have in using it’s Tethered Tower application to stay afloat (pun intended).  Alan talks about his conversations with LiftPort’s Michael Laine and their latest demo (the preparation of which was described somewhat painfully here).

LiftPort/Tethered Towers may have one or more potential customers for this product and that may be enough for them to stay solvent and continue on their quest to build a Space Elevator.  Let’s hope so…