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KC Space Pirates team member Dan Leafblad is reflected in the mirror of the laser used by his team in the $2 million Space Elevator Games at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Reed Saxon)
Seattle team wins $900,000 in NASA-backed 'space elevator' competition in Mojave Desert November 07, 2009. The Canadian Press KC Space Pirates team member Dan Leafblad is reflected in the mirror of the laser used by his team in the $2 million Space Elevator Games at the N
  • A full moon is seen behind two Olympic Flames touching in Whitehorse, YT. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward A full moon is seen behind two Olympic Flames touching in Whitehorse, YT. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
  • Former NHL legend Mark Messier and NFL and CFL football star Warren Moon pose during news conference in Toronto Former NHL legend Mark Messier and NFL and CFL football star Warren Moon pose during news conference in Toronto
  • NFL and CFL football star Moon speaks beside NHL legend Messier during their "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame" inductees news conference in Toronto NFL and CFL football star Moon speaks beside NHL legend Messier during their "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame" inductees news conference in Toronto
  • NFL and CFL football star Warren Moon speaks during a "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame" inductees news conference in Toronto NFL and CFL football star Warren Moon speaks during a "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame" inductees news conference in Toronto
  • A passenger jet flies past the moon over Shanghai A passenger jet flies past the moon over Shanghai
  • One of a growing number of remnants of ice spires that were once full glaciers in the crater of Mount Kilimanjaro One of a growing number of remnants of ice spires that were once full glaciers in the crater of Mount Kilimanjaro
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  • Laser-powered robot climbs into desert sky in space elevator competion
    Laser-powered robot climbs into desert sky in space elevator competion The Canadian Press - Wed Nov 4, 8:49 PM

    EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday to qualify for prize money in a $2 million competition to test the potential reality of the science fiction concept of space elevators.

  • 1 robot fails to rise in competition aiming to make space elevators more than science fiction
    1 robot fails to rise in competition aiming to make space elevators more than science fiction The Canadian Press - Wed Nov 4, 6:39 PM

    EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A laser-powered robot failed to complete its climb up a long cable dangling from a helicopter Wednesday in a $2 million competition to test the potential reality of the science fiction concept of space elevators.

  • Astronaut chats with Winnipeg students
    Astronaut chats with Winnipeg students CBC - Wed Nov 4, 4:24 PM

    Astronaut Robert Thirsk, a former student of Winnipeg's John Taylor Collegiate, sent a long-distance greeting to his alma mater on Wednesday.

  • NASA competition aims to make space elevators more than just a science fiction fantasy
    NASA competition aims to make space elevators more than just a science fiction fantasy The Canadian Press - Wed Nov 4, 6:03 AM

    EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Rocketing into space? Some think an elevator might be the way to go.

  • Pentagon eyes crash analysis on 1,300 satellites
    Pentagon eyes crash analysis on 1,300 satellites Reuters - Tue Nov 3, 6:11 PM

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it is now tracking 800 maneuverable satellites on a daily basis for possible collisions and expects to add 500 more non-maneuvering satellites by year's end.

In Pictures: Space

A full moon is seen behind two Olympic Flames touching in Whitehorse, YT. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Former NHL legend Mark Messier and NFL and CFL football star Warren Moon (R) pose during their Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductees news conference in Toronto November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Cassese (CANADA SPORT FOOTBALL ICE HOCKEY)
NFL and CFL football star Warren Moon speaks beside NHL legend Mark Messier (L) during their 'Canada's Sports Hall of Fame' inductees news conference in Toronto November 3, 2009. REUTERS/ Mike Cassese (CANADA SPORT FOOTBALL ICE HOCKEY)
  • NFL and CFL football star Warren Moon speaks during a "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame" inductees news conference in Toronto
  • A passenger jet flies past the moon over Shanghai
  • One of a growing number of remnants of ice spires that were once full glaciers in the crater of Mount Kilimanjaro
  • Moon shines above Sands casino in Macau
  • People pack Kennedy Point Park in Titusville, Fla. Wednesday morning Oct. 28, 2009 to watch the test launch of NASA's 327 foot Ares I-X rocket as it l

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