Ribbon to the Stars. / Ron Cowen.
by Cowen, Ron; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 53Science. Publisher: Science News, 2002ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Carbon | Celestial mechanics | Lasers in astronautics | Nanotechnology | Space elevators | Technological forecasting | Transportation -- ForecastingDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Without the roar of a rocket or its exorbitant cost, an elevator powered by a laser would quietly transport payloads and people to a space platform." (SCIENCE NEWS) This article explains how a space elevator works and describes how the development of carbon nanotubes has made the elevator a possibility.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003.
Originally Published: Ribbon to the Stars, Oct. 5, 2002; pp. 218-220.
"Without the roar of a rocket or its exorbitant cost, an elevator powered by a laser would quietly transport payloads and people to a space platform." (SCIENCE NEWS) This article explains how a space elevator works and describes how the development of carbon nanotubes has made the elevator a possibility.
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