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Scientists Design Giant Elevator to the Stars

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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Scientists Design Giant Elevator to the Stars

Since time immemorial, we have imagined what it would be like to climb to the heavens. With the advent of modern rocketry, a few brave souls, and many more brave robots, have managed to slip the surly bonds of Earth. But what if, instead of an expensive and perilous ship that only a few could find passage on, we built a bridge to the stars that anyone could cross. Imagine that.

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