Space elevator

The space elevator was a method of space travel.
== Technology ==
The Tenth Doctor described it as being similar to very long piece of string, one end of which was held in geosynchronous orbit by a counterweight. For the second part of the trip, the capsule flipped around. (COMIC: The Arts in Space)
While Victoria Waterfield described unpleasant sensations during the acceleration of the Great Space Elevator, (AUDIO: The Great Space Elevator) Zhe Ikiyuyu's private space elevator was supplied with inertial compensator buffers. (COMIC: The Arts in Space)
== History ==
In the 2040s, Ed Gold pushed for Australia to get involved in the space race. Some time after 2044, Australia had built a space elevator off its western coast. (TV: The Waters of Mars)
The Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield travelled on the Great Space Elevator based in Sumatra. (AUDIO: The Great Space Elevator)
On 3 May of 2089 the Johannesburg Space Elevator collapsed. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)
A space elevator between Ouloumos and Zhe Ikiyuyu's private moon had inertial compensator buffers. (COMIC: The Arts in Space)
Category:Transport technology
Category:Space travel
Category:Transport infrastructure