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* In ''Manga/DrStone'', development begins on a space elevator [[spoiler:in the epilogue as a means of safer and more economical travel to and from the Moon than rockets, as Senku intends to harvest helium-3 from the Moon as an energy source. By the epilogue's end, the project hasn't yet finished, but Senku discovers a material strong enough for its cable.]]
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* The ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' episode "The Least Dangerous Game" has Mariner and Ransom repairing a space elevator.
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* ''[[VideoGame/FZero F-Zero GX]]'' has a track set on a space elevator, Cosmo Terminal: Trident. For the first two laps the track is constantly moving upwards, providing a disorienting background to distract you, and only on the final lap does the elevator reach the spaceport at the top.
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* ''[[VideoGame/FZero F-Zero GX]]'' ''VideoGame/FZeroGX'' has a track set on a space elevator, Cosmo Terminal: Trident. For the first two laps the track is constantly moving upwards, providing a disorienting background to distract you, and only on the final lap does the elevator reach the spaceport at the top.
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* Ride/WaltDisneyWorld: At EPCOT, the ''Space 220'' restaurant (located near ''Mission: SPACE'') presents the illusion of dining 220 miles above Earth, with guests taking a ride on the "Stellarvator" to get there.
* Ride/WaltDisneyWorld: At EPCOT, the ''Space 220'' restaurant (located near ''Mission: SPACE'') presents the illusion of dining 220 miles above Earth, with guests taking a ride on the "Stellarvator" to get there.
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* The [[https://www.fossilhunters.xyz/disruptive-technology/the-aerovator-alternative.html aerovator]] (also described [[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=539QDxp-rtQC&pg=PA173#v=onepage&q&f=false here]] is a variation that rotates horizontally, in contrast to a regular space elevator that rotates vertically (i.e. as the Earth rotates). It would consist of a super-strong ribbon stretching from the ground diagonally up and then curving into a horizontal section that extends out about 1000 kilometres. A fleet of planes would constantly fly in a circle and pull on the ribbon near its base, making the ribbon's tip whip around at faster-than-orbital speed (keeping it up via centrifugal force). A vehicle would climb up the ribbon and then be flung out by centrifugal force, reaching orbit. While smaller and cheaper than a space elevator, an aerovator would cost more to maintain since it requires planes to keep it up.
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* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'', [[spoiler:the WorldTree that is said to be the dwelling place of the Architect is revealed to be one late in the game that leads up to the space station where the experiment that destroyed the old world took place.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'', [[spoiler:the ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'': [[spoiler:The WorldTree that is said to be the dwelling place of the Architect is revealed to be one late in the game that game. It leads up to the space station where the experiment that destroyed the old world took place.]]
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* Some people have stopped laughing about this concept. There is a growing group of enthusiasts and scientists, [[http://www.isec.info ISEC,]] working on it and a full-blown annual [[http://www.spaceelevatorconference.org conference.]] Though it's worth noting that the more serious thought that is developed about space elevators, the more problems are discovered with the concept. Some have proposed other ideas, like the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhook_(structure) skyhook]] (essentially a shorter space elevator that doesn't reach the ground), while others have abandoned the idea as infeasible even with near-future technology.
* A probably better idea is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_loop launch loop.]] It's still largely unknown to the masses (because a strip of rotating wire is a lot less glamorous than a wire shooting up into the sky), but seems to be a lot more practical, not to mention more feasible at our current technology level (you don't need carbon nanotubes to make it).
* Even better than those two is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Driver#On_Earth Mass Driver,]] which is basically a 100 plus kilometer long space gun.
* A probably better idea is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_loop launch loop.]] It's still largely unknown to the masses (because a strip of rotating wire is a lot less glamorous than a wire shooting up into the sky), but seems to be a lot more practical, not to mention more feasible at our current technology level (you don't need carbon nanotubes to make it).
* Even better than those two is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Driver#On_Earth Mass Driver,]] which is basically a 100 plus kilometer long space gun.
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* Some people have stopped laughing about this concept. There is a growing group of enthusiasts and scientists, [[http://www.isec.info ISEC,]] working on it and a full-blown annual [[http://www.spaceelevatorconference.org conference.]] Though it's worth noting that the more serious thought that is developed about space elevators, the more problems are discovered with the concept. Some have proposed other ideas, like these being detailed below, while others have abandoned the idea as infeasible even with near-future technology.
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhook_(structure)skyhook]] (essentially a Skyhooks]] are essentially shorter space elevator elevators that doesn't don't reach the ground), while others have abandoned ground, meaning some kind of aircraft or spacecraft is needed to reach the idea as infeasible even with near-future technology.
bottom end. Being shorter means they wouldn't need such strong materials to construct. There are two types, non-rotating and rotating.
*A probably better idea is Then there's the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_loop launch loop.]] It's still largely unknown to the masses (because a strip of rotating wire is a lot less glamorous than a wire shooting up into the sky), but seems to be a lot more practical, not to mention more feasible at our current technology level (you don't need carbon nanotubes to make it).
it). It does, however, need to run constantly in order to stay up.
*Even better than those two is a The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Driver#On_Earth Mass Driver,]] which org/wiki/Mass_driver#On_Earth mass driver]] is basically a 100 plus kilometer long space gun.huge gun that shoots cargo into space. To reduce air resistance, the opening of an Earth-based mass driver would need to be at a high altitude, such as on a mountain.
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* The [[https://medium.com/@rokomijic/the-space-runway-faq-8e5b2cbd6f7e space runway]] (also known as the [[https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Hypervelocity_Landing_Track hypervelocity landing track]]) is effectively a horizontal version of the space elevator that's in orbit. Like the aforementioned skyhook, it would require spacecraft to reach. The purpose of it would be to accelerate payloads to orbital speed, meaning that spacecraft wouldn't need nearly as much fuel (most of a spacecraft's fuel, when launched from Earth, is needed to reach orbital speed) and could carry much bigger payloads.
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* Neal.fun's [[https://neal.fun/link-images/space-elevator.svg Space Elevator]] has you taking one that goes to the moon, and you learn about the atmospheric layers as it goes up.
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* [[Website/NealDotFun Neal.fun's fun's]] [[https://neal.fun/link-images/space-elevator.svg Space Elevator]] has you taking one that goes to the moon, and you learn about the atmospheric layers as it goes up.
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* Neal.fun's [[https://neal.fun/link-images/space-elevator.svg Space Elevator]] has you taking one that goes to the moon, and you learn about the atmospheric layers as it goes up.
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Compare StarScraper.
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Compare StarScraper. Also note that there's a [[https://neal.fun/space-elevator/ Neal.fun page]] with the same name.
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* ''Series/HeyYouWhatIf'': "You Could Take a Lift to Space?" explains the concept of the space elevator and shows would happen if there really was a lift that took you all the way up to space. This includes [[TheElevatorFromIpanema having to put up with six months of lift music]].
