{"id":54152,"date":"2020-04-22T02:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T06:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=54152"},"modified":"2020-04-21T09:50:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T13:50:08","slug":"can-we-build-a-space-elevator-earth-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/04\/22\/can-we-build-a-space-elevator-earth-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Can We Build A Space Elevator? | Earth Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/annVRxRjj4c\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>BBC Earth Lab<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 5 Aug 2013<\/p>\n<p>Getting to space in a rocket is expensive! One of the most popular alternative ideas is the space elevator, but is it really possible?<\/p>\n<p>Here at BBC Earth Lab we answer all your curious questions about science in the world around you. If there&#8217;s a question you have that we haven&#8217;t yet answered or an experiment you&#8217;d like us to try let us know in the comments on any of our videos and it could be answered by one of our Earth Lab experts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_2020-04-22-Can-We-Build-A-Space-Elevator-Earth-Lab.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_2020-04-22-Can-We-Build-A-Space-Elevator-Earth-Lab-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-56594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_2020-04-22-Can-We-Build-A-Space-Elevator-Earth-Lab-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_2020-04-22-Can-We-Build-A-Space-Elevator-Earth-Lab-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_2020-04-22-Can-We-Build-A-Space-Elevator-Earth-Lab-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_2020-04-22-Can-We-Build-A-Space-Elevator-Earth-Lab-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_2020-04-22-Can-We-Build-A-Space-Elevator-Earth-Lab.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Earth Lab Published 5 Aug 2013 Getting to space in a rocket is expensive! 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