Japan Plans To Build A “Space Elevator” By 2050 That Will Take Humans To Space
Japanese construction giant Obayashi Corporation is taking a significant step towards making the science fiction dream of a “Space Elevator” a reality by 2050. The company is currently testing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) – an incredibly strong and lightweight material – as the building blocks for a 96,000 km-long cable that would connect Earth directly to […]