Space Elevator to be ready by 2050. Press a button and you are in space. Details here

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space elevator would cost as much as $100 billion.

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Unimaginable plans

Generally, it takes six to eight months to travel to the planet Mars from Earth. However, this elevator could take as short as three to four months or even as early as 40 days. According to NASA, the distance between the two planets is about 140 million miles. This idea is full of challenges and risks as it has to go through the weather challenges and instability in space.

Obayashi Corporation is the brain behind this space elevator. It has had a record of constructing the 2080-foot-high Tokyo Sky Tree Tower. The firm said that the passengers would experience a ride into space like a simple train journey. This project’s construction was announced 20 years back and its construction has begun.
Floating Port
The company is presently involved in design, research and promotions. They would need to raise funds and have partnerships with different companies and industries to ensure the success of this project.
This structure would float on the sea at the equator, while a terminal will be placed in a geostationary orbit about 36,000 km above Earth. It would be accessible from an undersea tunnel.
The port will also serve as the point for departure and arrival.
Zero Gravity
It will have a weightless