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November 10, 2009

Seattle team wins $900K NASA prize for space elevator

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space — an idea spurred by science fiction novels.

The team's robotic machine raced up more than 2,950 feet of cable dangling from a helicopter.


 
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