The Vision

Climbers ascend a ribbon, 100,000 km long, strung between an anchor on Earth and a counterweight in space. Connecting Earth and space in a way never before possible, the space elevator will enable us to inexpensively and completely expand our society into space.

Beyond Earth, space elevators on the moon and Mars open new economic opportunities and expand humanity's reach ever so slightly into the solar system.

The Work Ahead

This site along with its companion site the Space Elevator Wiki will serve as a reference tool for those interested in exchanging ideas on the scientific, engineering, economic and policy challenges inherent in constructing the solar system's first space elevator.


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Tentative Date Set for Next Round of the Space Elevator Games with $1.1 Million at Stake
With LaserMotive winning $900,000 at the recent NASA Centennial Power Beaming Challenge, AKA the Space Elevator Games, there's still $1.1…
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Third International Conference on Space Elevator Systems Just Over a Week Away
The European Spaceward Association is preparing for the Third International Conference on Space Elevator Systems - CNT Tether Design and…
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Space Elevator Games Come to a Close With Prize Money Handed Out
It was, to say the least, the most exciting of the Space Elevator Games to date, and what's more, NASA…
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