Way upward. the Idea space elevators exists already more than centuries. Details differ, but the basic design represents the certain vehicle moving on a rope, stretched from Earth in space.
Still the space elevator was no more, than dream from area of science fiction. But researchers Shizuoka to Japan are resolutely adjusted to embody this concept in university in reality — they are ready to carry out the first test of movement elevators in space.
the Signature to the image : "Elevator" represents a box of 3kh3kh6 centimeters in size
What is it? the Space elevator for ants? Japanese plan to test the space elevator in the reduced scale — and strongly reduced. "Elevator" represents a box of 3kh3kh6 centimeters in size.
On the Eleventh of September the Japanese space agency will start the H-2B rocket with two mini-satellites one of which contains "elevator". In space electric motors will move "elevator" on the rope tense between being in ten meters from each other by satellites. Movement will watch television cameras.
thanis cheaper (probably). to Carry out such movement it is certain more simply, than between Earth and space (meanwhile we have no materials, capable to sustain demanded loading).
If Japan (or someone else) will achieveof success in creation space elevators, we will receive a low-cost way of delivery in space of people and freights — experts foretell that the device will allow to reduce the cost of deliveries from 22 thousand dollars for kilogram to 220.<"27>"
Certainly, reusable rockets already considerably reduced the cost of deliveries in space, and by the time of the beginning of work space elevators it, probably, already and it is not required. But impresses the fact of that Japan is going to test such technology.