Japan has launched a miniature space elevator
If successful, STARS-Me could pave the way from science fiction to reality
![space elevator illustration](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/091418_lg_stars_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
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.
DinoSato