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Space Elevator
Aspace elevatoris conceived as a
cable fixed to the equator and reaching
into space. A counterweight at the upper
end keeps thecenter of masswell above
geostationary orbit level.

Aspace elevatoris a proposed type of space

transportation system. Its main component is
a ribbon-like cable (also called atether)
anchored to the surface and extending into
space. It is designed to permit vehicle
transport along the cable from a planetary
surface, such as the Earth's, directly into
space or orbit,without the use of large
rockets.

An Earth-based space elevator consists of a

cable with one end attached to the surface
near the equator and the other end in space
beyondgeostationary orbit(35,800km
altitude). The competing forces of gravity,
which is stronger at the lower end, and the
outward/upward centrifugal force, which is
stronger at the upper end, would result in
the cable being held up, under tension, and
stationary over a single position on Earth.

Once the tether is deployed, climbers would

repeatedly climb the tether to space by
mechanical means, releasing their cargo to
orbit. Climbers would also descend the
tether to return cargo to the surface from
orbit.[

The concept of a space elevator was first published in

1895 byKonstantin Tsiolkovsky.
His proposal was for a free-standing tower reaching
from the surface of Earth to the height of
geostationary orbit.
Like all buildings, Tsiolkovsky's structure would be
undercompression, supporting its weight from below.
Since 1959, most ideas for space elevators have
focused on purelytensilestructures, with the weight of
the system held up from above. In the tensile
concepts, aspace tetherreaches from a large mass
(the counterweight) beyond geostationary orbit to the
ground.

On Earth, with its relatively strong gravity,

the required specific strength for the cable
material is very high. Current technology is
not capable of manufacturing cable
materials that are strong and light enough
for a space elevator on Earth.

However,
in
2000,
the
recently
discoveredcarbon
nanotubeswere
first
identified as possibly being able to meet the
specific strength requirements for an Earth
space elevator. This sparked a surge of
interest
and
development
in
space
elevators focusing on carbon nanotubes and
the similarboron nitride nanotubes.

In 2014,diamond nanothreadswere first

synthesized.[4]Since they have strength
properties similar to carbon nanotubes,
diamond nanothreads were quickly seen as
a candidate material as well.[5]Nanotubes
and diamond nanothreads both hold
promise as materials to make an Earthbased space elevator possible.

The concept is also applicable to other

planets andcelestial bodies. For locations in
the solar system with weaker gravity than
Earth's (such as theMoonorMars), the
strength-to-density requirements are not as
great for tether materials. Currently
available materials (such asKevlar) are
strong and light enough that they could be
used as the tether material for elevators
there

One concept for the space elevator has it

tethered to a mobile seagoing platform.
There are a variety of space elevator designs.
Almost every design includes a base station, a
cable, climbers, and a counterweight. Earth's
rotation creates upwardcentrifugal forceon the
counterweight. The counterweight is held down
by the cable while the cable is held up and taut
by the counterweight. The base station anchors
the whole system to the surface of the Earth.
Climbers climb up and down the cable with cargo.

The Parts
Base station
Cable
Climbers
Powering climbers
Counterweight