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Facebook isn’t the only corporation with its eyes on the prize of universal Internet access. Samsung recently published an R&D report, which proposes the creation of a global network of thousands of microsatellites,...

The hardest part about space travel is actually getting to space. Tearing through Earth's atmosphere and escaping its gravitational pull requires a huge amount of fuel – and money – to be successful. A Canadian...

Get yourself ready for the ride of a lifetime, because Japanese construction company Obayashi has announced plans to build a fully-functioning space elevator by 2050...

At Inhabitat we’ve seen several stories about planned space elevators, but this is the first time we’ve heard about one that could actually come to fruition using the technology we have available today...

At Inhabitat we’ve seen several stories about planned space elevators, but this is the first time we’ve heard about one that could actually come to fruition using the technology we have available today...

Space travel is a costly and inefficient process. Not only does it take a large amount of fuel to send the lightest payload into orbit (the Space Shuttle used over one million pounds of solid propellant to power its rocket...

Scientists have long considered the possibility of creating ultra-tall space elevators that stretch beyond the earth’s atmosphere to transport satellites and shuttles into outer space without the cost and environmental...

Space elevators are incredibly tall theoretical structures that stretch beyond the earth’s atmosphere to transport satellites and shuttles into outer space without the cost and environmental impact of rocket fueled...