Because we can do it because we must do it and because it literally off ers boundless expanses and opportunities Outer space as a place of work is increasingly in vogue According to UN estimates about eleven billion people will be living on our planet by 2100 making for cramped conditions down here Outer space off ers alternatives We ll be designing space stations much larger than ISS and co We ll be building factories in which weightlessness will enable us to develop new materials and manufacturing technologies for better products In space we ll be breeding useful plants that will feed us In a nutshell we ll be working in outer space and perhaps even live there some day However the question is how we ll commute between Earth and space Working in space how to get there Satellite Distance GEO orbit Lift Gondolas are supposed to rise into space on a 36 000 km 22 500 mi long rope The rope is attached to a counterweight orbiting the Earth and the centrifugal force tightens the rope Is this theoretically possible Yes Except that no material exists yet that is light and strong enough Tower Sounds like a brilliant idea build a tower tall enough to reach a GEO orbit and then just drop off any objects you d like to drift into space Except that no material exists yet that can carry such a heavy weight ISS Distance 408 km 254 mi 75

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