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Toby

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Who are the financial sponsors for the LiftPort?

« on: January 28, 2008, 12:15:15 PM »

Can anyone help answer the question as I'm very curious?

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Toby


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A_M_Swallow

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Re: Who are the financial sponsors for the LiftPort?

« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2008, 09:24:42 AM »

Currently no one.


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Re: Who are the financial sponsors for the LiftPort?

« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2008, 01:34:16 PM »

No sponsorship would appear to be a pretty fundamental problem given that even a basic feasibility study would cost millions of dollars. I’ve read that NASA and the old Soviet Union conducted studies but I think that these have all been discontinued so has anyone seriously taken up the mantle of this work since? In other words, are there any groups that have serious funding to undertake research on this type of project?


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Re: Who are the financial sponsors for the LiftPort?

« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2008, 09:16:37 PM »

Dr. Bradly Edwards has a separate organization that is getting some Nasa funding. He said he would make an important annoucement in 2008. Generally the various groups share information, so liftport can concentrate on a nitch or two. Sometimes sponcers cause more trouble than their money can solve. Additional feasability studies may not be very useful until CNT ribbon or another very strong material is mass produced. NASA is sponcering climber competition likely in Nov 2008. Likely DoD is still trying to develop the high power lasers needed to propel the climbers, and hypersonic aircraft which could deliver a pay load to a Bolo. Orbiting a bolo may happen in 2008. Some development work is done in secret. Neil


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