Learn the fundamentals behind space elevator design in this exploratory guide to futuristic transportation. The video discusses geostationary orbit, tether materials, and the immense forces involved ...

The concept of a space elevator, a consistently popular topic in works of science fiction, has been around since at least the late 19th century. The basic idea is to allow us to reach space by using a ...

Honestly, it's really more of a stratosphere elevator than a "space" elevator, but a new space elevator concept from Canadian company Thoth Technology(Opens in a new window) has some in the space ...

One of the most critical components of the space elevator is the climber. It is second only to the ribbon in importance and perfection of design. As we will see shortly at the X-Prize Cup, building ...

Howard Mark’s comments on the Periodic Graphics article about space elevators were very much to the point (C&EN, Aug. 5, 2024, page 5). I would like to add one other comment. The space elevator design ...

of the space elevator concept. If space elevators work out the way the idea's advocates hope, sending payloads into orbit would become as routine as, say, sending a shipment on a freight train - ...

Enthusiasts on Friday unveiled an effort to establish an annual competition for space-elevator technologies, taking a page from the playbook for other high-tech contests such as the $10 million Ansari ...

the space elevator has to extend far beyond geostationary orbit. The upper portion may be regarded as the mass which keeps the cosmic sling taut, as it whirls round the Earth every 24 h. This mass ...

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The final entries to the Space Elevator Games have been reviewed, and fifteen teams including five international teams will be participating in the tether strength and climber power-beaming ...

Disney World, Epcot, Universal Studios and … Space Orlando. In the future, Florida could be the site of a simulated “elevator” that allows people to check out life on a space station, virtually.

glass experience with a first of its kind elevator. Thanks to a $100 million private investment, the elevator modernization continues the improvements of the 2018 Century Project, which added 176 tons ...