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How much longer until a space elevator, /sci/?

>> No.3589681

once we get carbon nanotubes rolling off the production lines and someone starts fiddling around with them

>> No.3589693

How could you support such a massive tower?

>> No.3589694

once we're able to synthesize spider silk

>> No.3589706

2 months before anti-gravity.

Virgin will go bankrupt /trollface

>> No.3589711

>>3589694
lol go back to /x/ biofag

>> No.3589717

>>3589694
Carbon spider silk.

>> No.3589726

>>3589681
Yep.


I would say that we would need some relative world peace and an end to an economic crisis before this could even be considered. The amount of resources and money required eclipses the ISS by a long shot and would require all G20 nations to co-operate for once in their miserable existence.
The science is close but the politics are not.

>> No.3589747

>>3589726

Politically speaking, couldn't of been put better

>> No.3589753

>>3589711

Wut? He's right about the spider silk. Has nothing to do with /x/.