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First proposed in 1895, and popularized by the Arthur C. Clarke book The Fountains of Paradise, space elevators have a rich history in the culture of space travel. Unfortunately, the history of their engineering success is far less impressive. Full Article at Popular Science
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Madhavan Nair, a rocket scientist and the outgoing chairman of the national space agency, the Indian Space Research Organization. "More and more bright young Indian scientists are calling us for jobs. We will look back on this as a turning point." Full Article at The San Jose Mercury News
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Brian Turner (L) and Dan Leafblad prepare the KC Space Pirates robotic climber for its run in the Space Elevator Games at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. Full Article at NEWS.com.au
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More than ever, our reporters and editors covering space are talking directly with you. The journalists who make up our Space Team get mail, e-mail and telephone calls with questions about everything from NASA's space shuttles to UFO rumors. Full Article at Florida Today
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At times, NASA's attempts to launch a new Ares I-X rocket Tuesday seemed surreal — with bad weather, a stuck sensor sock and a wayward cargo ship offshore appearing to conspire to prevent the booster's liftoff. Full Article at MSNBC
