The Space Elevator

The Space Elevator, animated in this video as envisioned by Bradley Edwards, the most current proponent of this means of getting into space cheaply.

The initial research behind this video was funded by the NASA Institute of Advanced Concepts.

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  Science & Technology

[SirMorris01]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY GODDAMN MONEY!!!

[MJ Butler]

They know--not think--you're dumb as hell. You specifically.

[AdamPhool]

How can we attach a ribbon to the moon if it orbits us?

[Yuuki Terumi]

arguing with someone who suffers from cognitive dissonance is like trying to stop a train from running off a cliff by standing in front of it. Sometimes you just have to save the passengers and let the train kill itself, taking your business elsewhere.

[Yuuki Terumi]

I agree, the music needs to be more ominous and climax material

[farresto]

A lucrative market could be no other than tourism!

The problem today is that it's extremely expensive to get people into space, limiting the possibilities of making it for the masses.

Once the transportation price issue is solved, you could do many many different things in space just for fun. Initial investment would be higher than something on earth, yes, but so will be the admission prices.

And I'm sure many of us would be more than willing to pay for them.

[billy lee]

thank you very much you brain dead mother fucker:-) :-)

[dmiller121]

Very easy to "say" you know what you're talking about. Sounds like just a lot of words to me. Jobs, perhaps but few at best when considering the amount of unemployed currently. Research? For what??? Please tell me with a detailed and intelligent response what lucrative market exists in space? I don't know of any companies chomping at the bit to do business in space. Please please enlighten us with facts you can substantiate rather than just make claims of jobs, etc. Again, please provide a det

[Doctor Boffin]

This elevator would open new fronters in space, science, jobs, tech, R&D, Ect. So comment when you know what hell your talking about