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2023 SpaceX Starship Report - Design, development and commercial prospects
New Space and Tech

TEDx Talk: An Elevator to Space

By Marc Boucher
Status Report
July 14, 2013
Filed under Space Elevator, TEDx, TEDxTalks, video
TEDx Talk: An Elevator to Space

Is a Space Elevator pure fantasy or just a technological leap from reality? Markus Landgraf, a mission analyst at the European Space Agency (ESA), explains how to get to space via elevator.

Marc Boucher

SpaceRef co-founder, entrepreneur, writer, podcaster, nature lover and deep thinker.

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