Space Elevator Economics - Building And Operating A Superhighway To Space (Narration Only)

Explore the real economics of building and operating a space elevator—from ship-launched ribbons to megaton climbers—and how this infrastructure could change the world. Watch my exclusive video Fishbowl Starships - Water As Shielding - https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-fishbowl-starships-water-as-shielding Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Get a Lifetime Membership to Nebula for only $300: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=isaacarthur Use the link gift.nebula.tv/isaacarthur to give a year of Nebula to a friend for just $30. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-arthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: Space Elevator Economics: Building And Operating A Superhighway To Space Episode 726; June 19, 2025 Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Edited by: Adrian Nixon Ludwig Luska Peter Swan Graphics: Anthrofuturism Atlantis Project Katie Byrne Phil Swan Sergio Botero Udo Schroeter Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator Chris Zabriskie, "Unfoldment, Revealment", "A New Day in a New Sector" Aerium, "Deijocht" Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Billions and Billions" Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata", "Cosmic Soup" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .