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I want to thank everyone who has contributed to this thread, even the nay-sayers. It's good to read threads where people bring good arguments to the table on both sides.

Advocates of a space elevator insist they're close to developing carbon nanomaterials that are strong enough the stresses of running a line to geosynchronous orbit. An extraordinary claim that demands extraordinary proof, but an intriguing one as well.

Now if we can just find an answer to the radiation problem....