What would it take to build a tower as high as outer space?

Posted by pseudolus on Sunday August 26, 2018 @12:24PM
from the aeon.co dept.

https://aeon.co/ideas/what-would-it-take-to-build-a-tower-as-high-as-outer-space

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Re:What would it take to build a tower as high as outer space? by al_ramich on Sunday August 26, 2018 @12:59PM (#17846706)

Discovery of superhero material that is light and strong like nothing we have right now. Somehow I feel that making rockets more reusable and cheaper is going to win short term.

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