Or, we could invest in Space Elevator technologies…

This article says it all…

Propulsion Technology Mostly Unchanged After 50 Years

Although it’s been a half century since America entered the space age, the basic propulsion concepts used to push Explorer I into space will be the same type of propulsion that the nation will use to begin the next half century of space exploration…

Sigh…

3 thoughts on “Or, we could invest in Space Elevator technologies…

  1. Darnell Clayton

    I guess they would focus on a space elevator if only the technology for nanotubes was close to the minimum threshhold for it to work.

    I guess its up to the private sector to do everything. 😉

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