Nov 4th, 2009 - San Jose Mercury News
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE — A laser-powered machine has zipped thousands of feet up a cable dangling from a helicopter in a competition to develop space elevator technology.
LaserMotive of Seattle qualified for at least $900,000 in the $2 million NASA-backed Space Elevator Games, which began today at the Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base.
LaserMotive's vehicle climbed 2,953 feet (nearly 1 kilometer) in just over four minutes and then repeated the feat.
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