Tag: space
Space elevator by 2050
Japanese construction giant Obayashi announces plans to have a space elevator up and running by 2050.
Once the realm of science fiction, a Japanese company...
Space Elevator Closer to Liftoff With Nano Carbon Cable
Professor Matteo Pasquali recently unspooled one of the longest carbon nano tube fibers from his lab in Rice University. One of the many possible...
Why aren’t we building a space elevator?
Launching an object into space, even a small object, is incredibly expensive. The rocket fuel needed to get a space shuttle into orbit reflects...
Elevator Etiquette
As soon as I bring up elevator etiquette during a business etiquette seminar, I can be sure it will elicit some comments and opinions....