Space Elevator

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A space elevator is a proposed structure designed to transport material from a celestial body''s surface into space. Many variants have been proposed, all of which involve traveling along a fixed structure instead of using rocket powered space launch. The concept most often refers to a structure that reaches from the surface of the Earth on or near the Equator to geostationary orbit and a counter-mass beyond.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A space elevator is a proposed structure designed to transport material from a celestial body's surface into space. Many variants have been proposed, all of which involve traveling along a fixed structure instead of using rocket powered space launch. The concept most often refers to a structure that reaches from the surface of the Earth on or near the Equator to geostationary orbit and a counter-mass beyond.