> > Actually, NASA has budgeted a nice chunk of cash for > applied research into this. Apparently the required material > science exists.
Last I remember one of the best candidates was actually synthetic spider-web. Much stronger and more resilent than steel. Very cool stuff. Of course material costs are still prohibitive. Another option is a tethered relay system. Some work's been done in that direction as well. Jim Davis > -----Original Message----- > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 1:10 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: space shuttle columbia accident > > > 0_0 > > Oh well now that's just ridiculous. > Superman I could understand but geez...skyhook.. > Guffaw! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
