Space elevator company going commercial

[wacki]

We had a thread about this a while back, but I can't find it in search. Anyway, looks like liftport (the company that wants to make the cable for the space elevator) is building a commercial factory. I didn't realize carbon nanotube technology was that far along.

Summary - (Apr 27, 2005) The Liftport Group of space elevator companies has announced that it will be building a carbon nanotubes manufacturing plant in Millville, New Jersey, to supply various glass, plastic and metal companies with these strong materials.

http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/liftport_manufacture_nanotubes.html?2742005

Space Elevator PDF
http://liftport.com.nyud.net:8090/files/521Edwards.pdf

very cool

[tbach24]

Wait..are they actually making an elevator that goes into space?

[wacki]

yes

[wacki]

All the info you need, with presentations given by the researchers themselves.

http://www.isr.us/spaceelevatorconference/


These are older, but they will do for the layman. Time is precious.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast07sep_1.htm

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/space_elevator_020327-2.html

[Blarg]

I wonder if it will be like that escalator built in Springfield, that went to nowhere and suddenly just dropped off.

[brassnuts]

Are these nanotubes related to bucky balls?

[JaBlue]

Wacki keep posting this modern physics stuff its very very interesting. I liked the frozen light article too.

[wacki]

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http://smalley.rice.edu/

Click on link and look at the pictures.