The concept of a Space Elevator might seem like science fiction, right? However, what if we told you that a company in Japan ...

Space elevators and orbital tethers represent some of the most revolutionary concepts in space exploration,offering a ...

Leading up to the third annual Space Elevator conference it seems that the message of tether/space elevator technology as a viable option for access to space is receiving more serious […] ...

One research team, in partnership with High Lift Systems, has taken a leading role in this area and is actively seeking to construct a space elevator sometime in the next decade. We believe you ...

A space elevator would use a cable stretching from Earth’s surface to beyond geostationary orbit—about 42,000 kilometers (26,098 miles) into space. (CREDIT: CC BY-SA 4.0) ...

Space news and reference site.The headline from Mosnews.com reads straight out of a cold war era novel, “ Russian Professor Says NASA Stole Space Elevator Concept From Soviet Scientist “. It ...

NASA’s Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) in investigating the building of an elevator to space. LiftPort Inc. is located at 245 4th Street, Suite 508, Bremerton, Wash. 98337.

The project is a "space elevator," and some experts now believe that the concept Saturday, October 4th 2008, 8:32 am ...

Misra's concept entails a 62,130-mile (100,000-kilometer) cable that extends into the atmosphere from the equator of the planet and connects to a satellite in a geosynchronous orbit, which circles ...

This new concept, however, is different, in that it allows an electric climb past a far smaller portion of the Earth's gravity well. Topping out at about 12 miles (20 km), the elevator features a ...

Space elevators – yes, literal elevators that will carry us into orbit – may not be as far from reality as we think, says one aerospace engineer and physics professor.

This elevator concept involves a cable stretching from Earth all the way past geostationary orbit—roughly 42,000 kilometers up. Solar-powered vehicles could climb the cable, removing the need to ...