mrstickball said: Hope it works out. The country 1st to get the elevator will dominate the next century in economics. |
nah, i would give that to the first fusion reactor.
unlimmited clean energy? yes please, a space elevator is nothing unless there is commerce in space, which there isn't much of if any atm.
anyways
2050 seems like a pretty long ways away at the rate technology increases i would expect it sooner.