
Aerospace
Space Elevators Are Less Sci-Fi Than You Think
I’ve been working on space elevators for almost 20 years, and though we still have issues to solve, we are getting closer to making them reality
Stephen Cohen teaches physics at Vanier College in Montreal, Quebec. His first book, Getting Physics: Nature’s Laws as a Guide to Life, is set to be published by the end of 2022.
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