Believe it or not, Google is just
one of a number of organizations and individuals interested in setting
up the infrastructure to leave Earth's
atmosphere without the use of rocket propulsion. Space elevators
are reportedly another
project on the Google X agenda (see previous slide). The idea is to run a
ribbon from Earth to a counterweight in orbit that allows easy access
to
space for all kinds of scientific experimentation and other ventures.
Many people believe that we could have such lifts operational in less
than a
decade.

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