20-km-high 'elevator' would aid putting astronauts in space
By Agence France-Presse in Ottawa, Canada | China Daily | Updated: 2015-08-19 07:46
Press "S" for space?
A Canadian company wants to build a tower that would allow astronauts to take an elevator partway into Earth orbit.
The tower would be 20 times higher than Dubai's Burj Khalifa, currently the world's tallest building, which soars 830 meters into the sky.
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