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Japan has launched a miniature space elevator

If successful, STARS-Me could pave the way from science fiction to reality

space elevator illustration

GOING UP  The Japanese STARS-Me experiment (illustrated) will test for the first time a tiny elevator car moving along a 10-meter cable in space.

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By Lisa Grossman

- More than 2 years ago

A pair of tiny satellites that will help test technology for a space elevator is on its way to the International Space Station.