We don't have any materials that are can be strong enough along the entire length of the strand to use in an elevator, and likely will not for some time.
142 gigapascals, along say 38,000 kilometers, ain't easy.
(Disclaimer, I work for google, but not on the sekrit space elevator team, which may or may not exist)
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Where's my goddamned space elevator?
We don't have any materials that are can be strong enough along the entire length of the strand to use in an elevator, and likely will not for some time.
142 gigapascals, along say 38,000 kilometers, ain't easy.
(Disclaimer, I work for google, but not on the sekrit space elevator team, which may or may not exist)
What the hell are you doing wasting time on HN, then? Come on, Google!