Scientists are working on a 22,000-mile space elevator, a cable stretching from Earth to space. This 'sky ladder' could ...

The space elevator may be a very real possibility within our lifetimes. Previously the stuff of science fiction novels, scientists and engineers around the world will continue their discussion at ...

With a space elevator, you don't need rockets or fuel ... Locating the tether base at the equator would lessen the likelihood of hurricanes, but it would still need to be in the open ocean ...

Why build a space elevator? "The space elevator will reduce the cost of getting from Earth to space. It will also allow us to take very large payloads into space very easily, very safely.

It’s the stuff that Science Fiction is made of: an elevator that climbs its way into space rather than needing a rocket to get there. Can it be done? No. But this Kickstarter project aims to ...

The funds raised from the ‘Base 2 Space Stair Climb’ will go towards ... Everyone will take the elevator back to the bottom. ...

DARPA wants space structures that are grown rather than built, and the building blocks for these new structures are living ...

Cathedrals and skyscrapers stay upright by lowering their centre of gravity They do this by placing the centre underground, counteract the height A space elevator would use a similar principle ...