We’re One Step Closer to a Space Elevator

A space elevator sounds like science fiction, but scientists are still actively trying to make it a reality. Here’s what you need to know. Is This New Super Carbon Better Than Graphene? - Read More: Going up! Japan to test mini ’space elevator’ “If all goes well, it will provide proof of concept by moving along a 10-metre cable suspended in space between two mini satellites that will keep it taut. The mini-elevator will travel along the cable from a container in one of the satellites.” Space Elevators Are Totally Possible (If Someone Will Just Pay for It) “A space elevator is exactly what it sounds like: an unbroken ribbon roughly one hundred million times as long as it is wide, stretching all the way from Earth to geosynchronous orbit (GEO). They&