A radically different way to reach outer space — the space elevator — may finally be getting off the ground floor thanks to recent huge advances in technology.
Traveling thousands of miles into the cosmos up a length of super-strong material, it is believed that the space elevator could revolutionize space exploration by providing an affordable means of transporting satellites, space station supplies, and one day even tourists into space.
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Building an Elevator to Space
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