A space elevator is something people have dreamed of for ages. An easy trip to and from space, without the expenses and waste ...

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 ...

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

Getting into space is hard, not to mention expensive. Only a few people go every year. What if, instead of rocket propulsion, you could just hop on a space elevator? It sounds far fetched but for 10 ...

Attention space enthusiasts: the space elevator may be one step closer to reality. Canadian space firm, Thoth Technology, was recently granted both US and UK patents for an elevator designed to be ...

The Periodic Graphics article in the July 1, 2024, issue of C&EN titled “The Science of Space Elevators” (page 25) is so oversimplified as to be tantamount to farce. The implication from the article ...

For those of you who know what a space elevator is, you also know how difficult (some would say impossible) it will be to create one. Well, don’t tell that to the starry-eyed guys in Redmond this ...

In late August, officials at NASA announced what had already become apparent: Two U.S. astronauts, stranded for nearly three months at the International Space Station, weren't coming home as planned ...

The established wisdom seems to be that it's not something we can expect to see any time soon, let alone see receiving a budget allotment. However, there's a few compelling reasons I can think of: So ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Space Elevator Project A simulation sci-fi game where players take on the role of the project manager of a space elevator project. They will progressively ...

As for what's affordable... that's all in the eye of the beholder. The world has spent trillions of dollars on space launches already, with very little to show for it mass-wise. A low-g mass driver ...