Japan Is Building Space Elevator
The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, which is a part of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) - the country's main space program contractor, has recently disclosed its long-term plans for space exploration. As per their plans, they aim to construct a space elevator by the year 2045.
Obayashi is a renowned Japanese construction company. They are exploring the possibilities of a space elevator and have designed a new system for it. The design is based on the work of construction engineers who built the world's tallest free-standing tower, TOKYO SKYTREE, in 2012. Obayashi has described the entire construction process of the space elevator system.
It has been planned to build a space elevator by the year 2050. The elevator will have the capacity to carry 100-ton climbers and will consist of a 96,000-km carbon nanotube cable, a 400-meter floating Earth Port, and a 12,500-ton counterweight. The space elevator will have several facilities including Martian/Lunar Gravity Centers, a Low Earth Orbit Gate, a Geostationary Earth Orbit Station, a Mars Gate, and a Solar System Exploration Gate.
In Japan, researchers are working on creating a space elevator through open innovation, bringing the final frontier within reach.
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