LiftPort plans to build space elevator on the Moon by 2020

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When the late Neil Armstrong and the crew of Apollo 11 went to the Moon, they did so sitting atop a rocket the size of a skyscraper that blasted out jets of smoke and flame as it hurtled skyward. For over half a century, that is how all astronauts have gone into space. It’s all very dramatic, but it’s also expensive. Wouldn’t it be cheaper and easier to take the elevator? That’s the question that Michael Laine, CEO of LiftPort in Seattle, Washington, hopes to answer with the development of a transportation system that swaps space-rockets for space-ribbons... Continue Reading LiftPort plans to build space elevator on the Moon by 2020

Section: Aero Gizmo

Tags: Kickstarter, LiftPort, Moon, Space, Space Elevators, Spacecraft

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