The concept of a Space Elevator might seem like science fiction, right? However, what if we told you that a company in Japan has promised to make this a reality?

Canadian space and defense company, Thoth Technology, announced that it has secured a US patent for a 12-mile-tall tower. The concept would deliver astronauts, supplies, and even tourists to ...

Instead of taking six to eight months to reach Mars, scientists have estimated a space elevator could get us there in three to four months or even as quickly as 40 days. The concept of space ...

The space elevator concept was first suggested by Russian scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky in 1895. In principle it sounds simple - extend a tether from the surface of Earth into space and ...

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.

as well as proposals for proof-of-concept experiments here on Earth. While it's possible this could be the beginning of a new sci-fi era of space elevators and giant bio-mechanical radio ...

However, a team at the International Space Elevator Consortium could have the answer: graphene ribbons. The concept is not new, but the hope of any practical material able to hold up to the strain ...