Japan is currently testing an elevator that can take humans to space witho[ut actually having to use a rocket. It might sound absurd to you, but this might be possible in real life. However, the idea of a space elevator is not new to us. The space elevator idea was first conceived in the year 1895 by a Russian scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky after he saw the Eifel tower. A heavy and strong elevator made out of a metal that is not yet discovered will be dropped on to Earth which will connect the ground to a geosynchronous satellite. A cargo-like device will be used to carry humans through this elevator. This experiment will launch on September 11th, but even if the experiment becomes successful, there are a lot of other obstacles in the way that need to be taken care of.
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