So far, the only way we have sent people out of our atmosphere is in powerful spacecraft. But could there be another way? Theories on how to build a space "lift" have been around for decades. Scientists say not only would such technology change humanity but that we could have built one by now. Bloomberg finds out how this could be possible.
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