space elevator
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Diamond Nanothreads Could Build Us An Elevator To Space
Would you dress in diamond nanothreads? It’s not as far-fetched as you might think. And you’ll have a Brisbane-based carbon chemist and engineer to thank for it. QUT’s Dr Haifei Zhan is leading a global effort to work out how many ways (including space elevators) humanity can use a newly-invented material with enormous potential —…
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How Would A Real Space Elevator Work And Is It Even Possible To Build?
Video: Kurzgesagt ponders the question of whether space elevators can be built and answers it as only they can. It’s fascinating to learn about the (obvious) benefits of having a space elevator — sending things to space becomes much, much cheaper! — but even if it will take forever and a half to build this…
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The Unlikely Quest To Build A Tower Tall Enough To Take Astronauts To Space
The space elevator is a glorious science fiction idea that’s never gotten past the concept stage, mostly because it’s impossible to build one right now. Recognising this, a Canadian space firm is hoping to test the waters with a slightly scaled-down version — a space tower, if you will, that only rises into the stratosphere.…