Space elevator economics compares the cost of sending a payload into Earth orbit via a space elevator with the cost of doing so with alternatives, like rockets.
Read more about Space Elevator Economics: Costs of Current Systems (rockets), Cost Estimates For A Space Elevator, Funding of Capital Costs, Total Cost of A Privately Funded Edwards' Space Elevator
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