The space elevator: going down?
In this Nature.com article, the author cites a study by Nicola Pugno of the Polytechnic of Turin, Italy, which indicates that carbon nanotubes are not strong enough to make a Space Elevator because of their “inevitable defects”. And, he says, even if the defect problem could be overcome, “damage from micrometeorites and even erosion by … Continue reading The space elevator: going down?
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