A space elevator could make it much cheaper and faster to get goods to other planets, like Mars. The Obayashi Corporation based in Japan announced in 2012 plans to begin building one by next year. Not ...

This week the Space Needle will begin a four-year construction project to modernize their iconic golden elevators. Before they can install the new elevators, about a year of modifications are needed ...

The concept of a Space Elevator might seem like science fiction, right? However, what if we told you that a company in Japan has promised to make this a reality? Just imagine pressing the "up" button ...

LiftPort Group, the space elevator companies, has announced that it has successfully completed preliminary tests of its high altitude robotic lifters under its waiver to use airspace granted by the ...

LiftPort Group, the space elevator companies, today announced its support for NASA’s new blueprint for the space exploration program. “We’re pleased to see the renewed national commitment to the ...

Getting into space is hard, not to mention expensive. Only a few people go every year. What if, instead of rocket propulsion, you could just hop on a space elevator? It sounds far fetched but for 10 ...

Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. BURLINGAME, Calif.--Galactic transportation is only ...

Less than two weeks from now the Centennial Challenge-sponsored power beaming and tether events will be held at the X-Prize Cups. These events, which have also been called the elevator games and ...