You may ride an elevator into near space by 2025
By 2025, people may be able to soar more than 12 miles above the Earth by simply riding an elevator.
The Canadian space company Thoth Technology Inc. has received a U.S. patent for a free-standing space elevator that could one day take astronauts aloft where they could take space planes into Earth's orbit.
Caroline Roberts, president and CEO of Thoth Technology Inc., said the space tower, coupled with self-landing spacecraft, would soon bring about a new era of space transportation, making space flight more like riding in a passenger jet.
The tower also is expected to be used for tourism, as well as communications and to generate wind energy.
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