Space elevator robot reaches 1000 feet

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Alex @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM

I don't proclaim to be a physics expert by any means, but wouldn't a balloon suspended elevator lose its effectiveness the higher it goes as the atmosphere becomes thinner and thinner? Or is the balloon just a means to initially get the elevator off the ground?

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