Yahoo! News – Space Elevator: Momentum Building

Anyone remember Red Mars???

Tue Jun 29, 5:37 PM ET

By Leonard David

Senior Space Writer, SPACE.com



Leading experts are meeting this week to take a longing look at the idea of a space elevator. The idea is a stretch, no doubt, with plenty of work to do before travelers have push-button, top floor access to space.

For one, what’s needed, advocates explain, is a super-tough ribbon that does an about face in thinking. It hangs from the ground and falls into the sky – – thanks to the Earth’s spin and centripetal force.

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