"A GIANT inflatable tower could carry people to the edge of space without the need for a rocket, and could be completed much sooner than a cable-based space elevator, its proponents claim."
Okay this sounds really ridiculous, but a respectable magazine called NewScientist posted this article: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227117.000-inflatable-tower-could-climb-to-the-edge-of-space.html
What do you think?
