Japanese construction giant Obayashi announced today plans to have a Space Elevator up and running by 2050.They are claiming it will be cheaper and safer that the conventional rockets used today.They are quoting $200 per kilo compared to $22,000 per kilo. We would travel in "cars" that would hold about 30 people and take a week to get there, to there space station, a possible stepping stone to further space tourism to the Moon and beyond.This will change Earth's economy dramatically and bring us closer to a future we have to have.
