Space Elevators Stuck on the First Floor

by Maggie McKee NewScientist.com, 24 Oct 2005 A NASA competition designed to lay the groundwork for futuristic space elevators has ended with no one scooping the two $50,000 top prizes. But officials say the contest is just the first step in developing the technologies needed to use robots to lift objects into space on long, thin super-strong tethers. Read more