• Shane Kilduff

space elevator

I wrote about it already, but I love this picture. it's so different from the typical high-tech extravaganza, almost serene.... thanks to Ben Shelef of The Spaceward Foundation.

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    Vida Morkunas (seawallrunner) added this photo to their favorites. (89 months ago)

  2. Marjorie Lipan (89 months ago | reply)

    This picture is more consistent with the location being in the Doldrums of the Pacific. If this is what it is like, sign me up!

    See previous discussion.

  3. einstein2 (89 months ago | reply)

    wasnt this isaac asimov's idea?

  4. schmeezla (89 months ago | reply)

    this is an absolute winner - beautiful

  5. Esthr (89 months ago | reply)

    not Isaac - Arthur C. Clarke... Isaac has come up lately mostly re robots (the three laws).

  6. einstein2 (89 months ago | reply)

    yeah i meant arthur c

  7. Ronn (89 months ago | reply)

    Clarke credits a Leningrad engineer, Yuri Artsutanov, with the first detailed concept in 1960.

  8. Esthr (89 months ago | reply)

    Yes, I have a (paper) copy of Artsutanov's article for anyone who wants it.

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    pixelpony and Automatt added this photo to their favorites.

  10. Marjorie Lipan (75 months ago | reply)

    A related New York Times article: "Like to Tinker? NASA's Looking for You"

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    Archivist Llewellyn added this photo to their favorites. (35 months ago)

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