...a method to connect the Earth and the moon with a cable

Business Insider ^ | 17 Sept 2019 | Ruqayyah Moynihan

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Scientists have proposed a method to connect the Earth and the moon with a cable that will allow us to travel between them, but the European Space Agency isn't convinced

Two astronomers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Columbia have proposed a plan for a kind of elevator between the moon and the Earth.

Have you ever thought about what it would be like if we could just hop in an elevator, press a button, and head up to the moon?

According to the scientists' calculations, it would be possible to construct such a structure using existing technologies. The concept is "eminently plausible and may have been overlooked as a major step in the development of our capacity as a species to move within our solar system," they said.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Haha!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Like most actors at the time he trained as a stage actor.

You had to speak slowly and clearly and over act otherwise no one beyond the first two rows would be able to see or hear you.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Two astronomers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Columbia have proposed a plan

All I'm seeing are two people that should have their Ph.D.'s revoked.

[DUMBGRUNT]

All I'm seeing are two people that should have their Ph.D.'s revoked. In terms of actually carrying out such a project, "a technical plan is still very premature, even if it's an inspiring idea," Foing said.

IIRC, this was a back of the napkin plan from a 'long lunch'. Someone suggested they clean it up and put it out there, may be eligible for a grant. So they did just that.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

OK, that makes sense. Never happen but it’s a fun thought experiment, so these guys did good anyway.