Scientists Researching 32 Million Story Space Elevator

[matcom]

*singing* Love in an elevator.....

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LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) -- Some scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory want to build an elevator reaching 62,000 miles into the sky to launch payloads into space more cheaply than the shuttle can.

"The first country that owns the space elevator will own space," said lab scientist Bryan Laubscher. "I believe that, and I think Los Alamos should be involved in making that happen."

Some researchers are working on their own time on technical details.

Five to 10 scientists at any given time are analyzing the economics, technical specifications of how the elevator would work and possible health risks to those using it. Laubscher says they hope the U.S. Department of Energy could someday use the information as a start for investing in a space elevator.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/10/14/scientists_researching_32_million_story_space_elevator/