Episode 99: Future Tech: How a space elevator can change humanity

In this episode of Future Tech, I discuss how space elevators could change humanity. It’s no secret that spaceships are expensive. A final tally of NASAs space shuttle program's lifetime costs puts the price tag at $1.5 billion per flight. Even SpaceX has said the operational cost is about $28 million per launch. Spaceflight is expensive. A space elevator would cost about 60 cents per pound. A person who weighs 100 pounds would cost $60 to go into space. That’s about the cost of a large SUV to fill up their gas tank! I talk about the cost and many other factors such as accessibility, technological advances, and becoming a multiplanetary species. So get ready to blast off, um, I mean listen to elevator music on the way up into space!