Space Elevator

Can the Microscopic Help Build the Colossal?

Murray Rosenbaum | Posted 04.13.2012

Murray Rosenbaum

It is very risky, but if we could make an elevator to space, we would be using a less wasteful and less dangerous way to explore the stars.

Company Reveals Plans For A Space Elevator

Posted 02.28.2012

Imagine boarding an elevator with 30 people, launching from the Earth's equator into outer space, and traveling at 124 miles per hour, for a week, alo...

'Space Elevator' Could Be Reality By 2050

The Week | Posted 04.28.2012

Ever dream of flying into outer space? In the next 40 years, adventurous space tourists might not have to worry about ever boarding a rocket ship....

Space Elevator Games: Teams Compete To Build Elevator To Space

AP | JOHN ANTCZAK | Posted 05.25.2011

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday to qu...