Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie

Courtesy MSN: a good article about the development of a space elevator, which could be an excellent alternative to loading up the shuttle with a seven-person-crew each time we need to ferry something into space. (Although, after reading Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy, all I can say is: the security around the elevator had better be foolproof.)