Will Earth have a Space Elevator before 2050?
Will Earth have a Space Elevator before 2050?
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Resolves as YES if, by January 1st, 2050, Earth is equipped with an operational Space Elevator. This refers to a structure or a system of structures that extends from the surface of the Earth into space, allowing for the transport of goods and people to and from Earth's orbit without the use of traditional rocket propulsion. The Space Elevator must be capable of regular operation and able to sustain continuous movement of payloads between Earth and space.

Questions with the same criteria:

Will Earth have a Space Elevator before 2025?NO

Will Earth have a Space Elevator before 2030?3%

Will Earth have a Space Elevator before 2035?2%

Will Earth have a Space Elevator before 2040?6%

Will Earth have a Space Elevator before 2045?8%

Will Earth have a Space Elevator before 2050?10% (this question)

Will Earth have a Space Elevator before 2055?11%

Will Earth have a Space Elevator before 2060?28%

Will Earth have a Space Elevator before 2065?26%

Will Earth have a Space Elevator before 2070?31%

Will Earth have a Space Elevator before 2075?46%

Related questions:

Will a laser lift a payload to space before 2050?59%

Will there be a Dyson Sphere around the Sun before 2050?9%

Space exploration questions:

Will there be a crewed mission to Mercury before 2050?22%

Will there be a crewed mission to Venus before 2050?30%

Will there be a crewed mission to Mars before 2050?72%

Will there be a crewed mission to Jupiter before 2050?21%

Will there be a crewed mission to Saturn before 2050?23%

Will there be a crewed mission to Uranus before 2050?14%

Will there be a crewed mission to Neptune before 2050?15%

Will there be a crewed mission to Pluto before 2050?10%

Image credits: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Space_Elevator.png

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1y

Conditional on Earth having a space elevator before 2040, which nation will have constructed it?

1y

@calderknight before 2040? Don't think a single nation could achieve that

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