A Japanese team of researchers at Shizuoka University will experiment this month in low-Earth orbit to eventually develop a "cosmic elevator" connecting Earth and the space station by cable.

The International Space Station (ISS) will launch two miniature satellites later this month, tied together by a 10-meter long steel cable, as it is the first step towards what could eventually become a large space elevator in the decades to come.

A Japanese team of researchers at Shizuoka University will experiment this month in low-Earth orbit to eventually develop a "cosmic elevator" connecting Earth and the space station by cable.

The International Space Station (ISS) will launch two miniature satellites later this month, tied together by a 10-meter long steel cable, as it is the first step towards what could eventually become a large space elevator in the decades to come.