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| Updated: June 13, 2026 |
Published: 2010-08-10 |
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TOKYO: Engineering students aimed for the stars on the outskirts of Tokyo on Sunday (August 8) as they competed to create what many hope may eventually lead to the world's first space elevator.
Fifteen teams from Japanese, U.S. and German universities took part in the two day event which kicked off as teams, one-by-one, attached their mechanical climbers to cabling suspended from a balloon 300 meters above ground. Whichever team makes it to the top in the fastest time and return safely, wins.
While many teams, including last year's Munich University champions experienced trouble, Nihon University's team's climber was the only climber to make it to the top during the morning competition.
"The result of having participated was that although there were alot of problems along the way, thanks to all the help that we received, we were able to make it all the way up to 300-meters. I feel pretty happy right now," said 22-year-old Shun Matsumoto of the Nihon University team.
For a space elevator to work, a cable attached to an object in geosynchronous orbit would be secured to a point on earth. The machine would simply latch onto the cable and travel upward getting rid of the danger that rockets pose.
The original concept was inspired by science fiction author Arthur C. Clarkes' space elevators in his novel "Fountains of Paradise" that were used to transport payloads to outer space more efficiently and cost-effectively than rockets or space ships.
"When one tries to go to space, it's inherently very dangerous, and it's a world where only a select few are allowed to go after completing training. A space elevator on the other hand would allow anyone to go in complete safety. The goal to be able to go to space and have a 100% chance of returning safely," said Japan Space Elevator Association vice-chairman Yoshio Aoki.
The competition also featured a seperate 100-meter cable for younger participants who made climbers out of lego blocks.
"I'm quite happy as my team's climber was able to make it up, and I'm really interested in aiming for it to go even higher," said 13-year-old Eriko Maeda, after the climber built by her and her brother reached the top.
While the technology and concept is still in its infancy, if perfected, a space elevator would drastically reduce the cost of sending people and goods into space.
However critics say a major obstacle will be devising a cable-like material able to withstand the intense weight and pressure of a life-sized climber.
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