[ExI] Inflatable tower could climb to the edge of space

[BillK]

On 6/12/09, Dan wrote:
> I'm with you there.  Also, why not just build big dumb boosters?
> No sexy bleeding edge tech; they just would seem very likely to work.
>


Looks like the Chinese might have a head start here.
They have the Tibetan plateau to start building their linear motor on.
It is already about 16,000 feet high and about the same latitude as Florida.

BillK