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NOVA scienceNOW | An Elevator To Space? | PBS

Duration: 02:52

Join NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson as he visits the LiftPort Group in Bremerton, Washington. The entrepreneurs and engineers at LiftPort think space elevators aren't just a wild idea; they've staked their corporation on the concept. NOVA scienceNOW airs five Tuesdays a year on PBS and is available for viewing 365 days a year online.

Video podcast produced by Joe McMaster and Susan K. Lewis. Edited by Nathan Hendrie and Gayle Anonuevo. Music courtesy www.wearecassette.com NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Additional funding is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.

Visit the NOVA scienceNOW Web site at www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow

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Post Date: February 13, 2007