The original idea of a space elevator is more than a century old.

Were they trying to build a space elevator for Earth?

We'd like you to build the space elevator - but not on Earth.

Thus, any point on Earth can be served by a space elevator.

Beyond his feet, he could see the vast well of the space elevator.

His wife was always complaining about the space elevator; nothing new there.

For a space elevator, the cost varies according to the design.

"Doesn't sound like your space elevator has been in place very long at all."

Find out how a space elevator might be your ticket into orbit.

Earlier we talked about two ways to get off the Earth, a rocket and a space elevator.

"It's no more exotic than this space elevator you talk about."

For example, photosynthesis is a space elevator in this sense.

Not until sometime after the first space elevator is operational.

This value takes into consideration the entire weight of the space elevator.

A number of different ways to deploy a space elevator have been proposed.

That made the aerospace community at large aware of the space elevator for the first time.

In February 2012 it announced plans to build a space elevator by 2050.

Just let me know when my faster-than-light space elevator is ready.

This is the general idea of the space elevator.

The most celebrated device of this type, however, is the space elevator.

And with space elevators they can send a steady stream.

"We have far more pressing concerns, such as the damaged space elevator."

So the space elevator gives you a new place to start from, which is why we've used it as a metaphor for processes like life.

With a space elevator, materials might be sent into orbit at a fraction of the current cost.

It is looking at all sorts of crazy ideas, including my favorite one, the space elevator.