An Elevator to Space

Currently to transport cargo into space it costs $20,000 for each kilo. That’s a hefty sum for sending food & water for the ISS, satellites and probes for missions. This takes in the many factors like the amount of fuel used, designing the finest rockets with the best technology known to man. And even after everything is perfect there is still a miniscule probability for failure; a loose bolt, atmosphere debris, fluids rapidly shifting changing the center of mass. Will there ever be a cheaper substitute? SpaceX’s recyclable rocket boosters will certainly decrease the average price range. Still, it doesn’t change the fact that space flight is expensive.