News

Home > Press > News
Subject New elevators could lift up our access to space
Date 2023-08-11 Hit 241
Attached file
[July 18, 2023 / Kristin Houser / leaps.org]
 
New elevators could lift up our access to space

A space elevator would be cheaper and cleaner than using rockets

Adobe Stock
 

Story by Big Think

When people first started exploring space in the 1960s, it cost upwards of $80,000 (adjusted for inflation) to put a single pound of payload into low-Earth orbit.

Original Article>>>https://leaps.org/spacex-starship/
 
Prev For integration of robotics and elevator technologies
Next Elevator Technology and Safety: Achieving Higher Grounds