High Flying on the 2010 Space Ribbon

Do you still think of nanotechnology in the abstract? Elevate your perspective by learning about the Space Elevator, a thin ribbon, with a cross-section area roughly half that of a pencil, extending from a ship-borne anchor to a counterweight well beyond geo-synchronous orbit. Using vehicles, called climbers, one can ascend the ribbon using electricity generated by solar panels and a ground based booster light beam. How is this possible? The ribbon is 62,000 miles long, about 3 feet wide, and is thinner than a sheet of paper. It is made out a material called Carbon Nanotube Composite. Learn more.