Can high wi-fi boost space elevator?

Over at MSNBC.com, Alan Boyle talks about LiftPort’s being “in the midst of a two-month test to see if a balloon-based platform, moored to the ground, can serve as a reliable relay for Internet traffic in remote areas — serving “the guys that everybody else forgot,” said the company’s founder and president, Michael Laine.”  LiftPort says … Continue reading Can high wi-fi boost space elevator?