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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 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 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 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 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.