{"id":230011,"date":"2026-01-28T17:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/are-space-elevators-still-a-thing-for-the-future"},"modified":"2026-01-28T17:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:18:22","slug":"are-space-elevators-still-a-thing-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/are-space-elevators-still-a-thing-for-the-future","title":{"rendered":"Are Space Elevators Still a Thing for the Future?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KqtyZ-3dNto?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd12 Remove your personal information from the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/JoinDeleteMe.com\/DROID\">https:\/\/JoinDeleteMe.com\/DROID<\/a> and use code DROID for 20% off \ud83d\ude4c DeleteMe international Plans: <a href=\"https:\/\/international.joindeleteme.com\">https:\/\/international.joindeleteme.com<\/a>.<br \/> It\u2019s been an idea that has been around since 1895 but only since the 1960s that it was taken seriously. But the biggest issue is how to make a cable over 36,000km that is light enough and strong enough. We now have the ability to make the materials but can we make them long enough to make it a reality, find out in today\u2019s video.<\/p>\n<p>Written, researched and presented by Paul Shillito.<\/p>\n<p>To give one-off tips and donations please use the following :<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/curiousdroid\">https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/curiousdroid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Patreon : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/curiousdroid\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/curiousdroid<\/a> \u2014 For longer term channel support.<\/p>\n<p>Paypal.me : <a href=\"https:\/\/paypal.me\/curiousdroid\">https:\/\/paypal.me\/curiousdroid<\/a> \u2014 For 1 off direct tips and thank you payments.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/curiousdroid.\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/curiousdroid.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/are-space-elevators-still-a-thing-for-the-future\">Continue reading \u201cAre Space Elevators Still a Thing for the Future?\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd12 Remove your personal information from the web at https:\/\/JoinDeleteMe.com\/DROID and use code DROID for 20% off \ud83d\ude4c DeleteMe international Plans: https:\/\/international.joindeleteme.com. It\u2019s been an idea that has been around since 1895 but only since the 1960s that it was taken seriously. But the biggest issue is how to make a cable over 36,000km that [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[418,6,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-230011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-internet","category-robotics-ai","category-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230011\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}