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PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:29 am 
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This blows my mind but it's so very interesting...LiftPort estimates to have it's first space elevator up by 2018 for hauling cargo.

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http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=827

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator

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Extreme but plausible. Now if we can tether it to the moon and go from Earth to Moon via cable. O_o

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