It sounds like something out of a science fiction film, but a very real "space elevator" is being developed by researchers at Japan's Shizuoka University, and the first test is coming this month. A ...

A Japanese team is testing a small prototype space elevator, according to news reports. It’s certainly not the fantastical, many-kilometer-long cable of science fiction, but it demonstrates that at ...

The space-elevator test equipment will be launched on a Japanese H-2B rocket. Photo: AFP A Japanese team working to develop a "space elevator" will conduct a first trial this month, blasting off a ...

The concept of the space elevator is set to get a workout, following the weekend launch of a pair of satellites bound for the International Space Station, Science News reported Monday. The launch was ...

A pair of tiny satellites that will help test technology for a space elevator is on its way to the International Space Station. At 1:52 p.m. EDT on September 22, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Japanese team will be testing the world's first miniature space elevator that will be carried on an H-2B rocket and launched ...