Are space elevators the way the rest of us will get to space? [video]

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For right now, you have to be really smart or ridiculously rich to get into space, so most of us have our sights firmly set on planet Earth for the time being…unless space elevators will take us into the cosmos. What are space elevators and how do they work? Is it just another pipe dream of starry-eyed space enthusiasts or is this a feasible idea? Find out with the help of Kurzgesagt in this episode of In a Nutshell.

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