Sounds like the space elevator. The problem's that the moon and earth move back ...

Mystalic on Jan 21, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Any way to "hack" the Google Lunar X Prize?

Sounds like the space elevator. The problem's that the moon and earth move back and forth too far, and space debris would kill it. You need a string made out of nano-carbon or another material harder than diamond.