Home > News > Sir Arthur on the Elevator
September 28th, 2005
Abstract:
Mike Treder: instead of using rockets to get us off the Earth, says Clarke, let's try a different plan this time, one that dates back to 1960.
"I would urge NASA to keep investing at least a small proportion of its substantial budget in supporting the research and development of alternatives to rockets. There is at least one idea that may ultimately make space transport cheap and affordable to ordinary people: the space elevator."
Source:
Responsible Nanotechnology
Bookmark:
| Related News Press |
Possible Futures
Organic solar cells reach record efficiency, benchmark for commercialization April 23rd, 2018
Remote-control shoots laser at nano-gold to turn on cancer-killing immune cells April 20th, 2018
New qubit now works without breaks: A universal design for superconducting qubits has been created April 19th, 2018
Molecular Nanotechnology
Moving nanoparticles using light and magnetic fields January 25th, 2018
Piecework at the nano assembly line: Electric fields drive nano-motors a 100,000 times faster than previous methods January 22nd, 2018
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods
Plasmons triggered in nanotube quantum wells: Rice, Tokyo Metropolitan scientists create platform for unique near-infrared devices March 16th, 2018
Big steps toward control of production of tiny building blocks March 9th, 2018
Nanotube fibers in a jiffy: Rice University lab makes short nanotube samples by hand to dramatically cut production time January 11th, 2018
Touchy nanotubes work better when clean: Rice, Swansea scientists show that decontaminating nanotubes can simplify nanoscale devices January 4th, 2018
Aerospace/Space
Lifeboat Foundation funds flying 3D-printed classroom cubesats with Perlan II April 16th, 2018
How do very small particles behave at very high temperatures? April 6th, 2018
Deep Space Industries to provide Comet satellite propulsion for BlackSky, LeoStella April 3rd, 2018
Piezomagnetic material changes magnetic properties when stretched March 22nd, 2018
 |
||
 |
||
| The latest news from around the world, FREE | ||
 |
||
|
|
||
| Premium Products | ||
 |
||
|
Only the news you want to read!
Learn More |
||
 |
||
|
Full-service, expert consulting
Learn More |
||
|
|
||