I've heard that this could be done with current materials science. Same for the moon. The problem is that it's a solution without need for now. It's somewhat li

I've heard that this could be done with current materials science. Same for the moon. The problem is that it's a solution without need for now. It's somewhat like building a cross continental railway before San Francisco was founded. One day hopefully we'll need something like the elevator, because that implies lots of other interesting things would be going on.