The typical range for home elevator costs is $2,724 to $6,076 with a national average of $4,237. Cost factors for home elevator installation include equipment, labor, site preparation, number of ...

A stairway to heaven is so 20th century. Japan wants to build an elevator. Later this month, researchers at Shizuoka University will begin testing for a “space elevator,” which would connect earth and ...

The concept of using an “elevator” to travel from Earth to space has been around for quite some time, with an early concept first proposed in 1959 by Russian engineer Yuri Artsutanov. But now, that ...

The concept of using an “elevator” to travel from Earth to space has been around for quite some time, with an early concept first proposed in 1959 by Russian engineer Yuri Artsutanov. But now, that ...

A growing number of scientists and space-technology enthusiasts are looking into ways to construct a huge elevator, either on Earth or the moon, that could transport cargo to and from space. In a ...

LONDON, England (CNN) -- A new space race is officially under way, and this one should have the sci-fi geeks salivating. The project is a “space elevator,” and some experts now believe that the ...

Space-elevator tech, a longtime sci-fi staple, is about to get a test here in the real world. The Japanese STARS-Me (Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite-Mini Elevator) payload arrived at the ...

Brad Edwards answered selected viewer questions about space elevators on January 16, 2007. Please note we are no longer accepting questions, but please see Why Build It? and our links and books ...

It sounds like a science fiction plotline—a space elevator. Now, it may be a possibility. Scientists at Japan's Shizuoka University are testing the space elevator, a potential solution to getting ...

The Space Needle unveiled its new double-decker, glass-door elevator to the public Friday. The elevator, dubbed the “Skyliner,” will give people a better view of the city and the Puget Sound region as ...