Quotes by Michael Laine

“There are probably changes to the NASA baseline concept that will be coming out pretty soon,”

“The fact is that we just dont have control over those assets, and were never going to,”

“We love the idea of an elevator on Mars as a demonstration system, ... Theres also been talk of an elevator on the moon as a technical demonstrator. We think both these ideas are very good and should be pursued.”

“For small debris, we dont think its much of a problem, ... For large debris, [the ribbon system] will have to be moved, and we think it can be moved.”

“Our goal is to produce the highest quality, but more importantly, the highest quantity that we can, ... For this stuff to change industrial society, youve got to produce tons per day, not just pounds or milligrams per day.”

“For this one, the real critical test was making a string strong enough. We made a cable that was stationed by the balloons at a mile high for 6 hours?it was rock solid.”

“Testing our technology in real-world settings is critical to the ultimate success of our space elevator, and we appreciate the FAAs willingness to work with us on this.”

“Were pleased at the success of this round of testing. Testing our technology in real world settings is critical to the ultimate success of our space elevator, and we appreciate the FAAs willingness to work with us on this.”

“There are going to be jobs coming out of this that affect everybody everywhere. There are ripple effects you just cant calculate.”