Space Elevator Development Corporation (SEDevCo)

Space Elevators enable efficient space transportation and logistics to Geosynchronous Earth Orbit and beyond.

Created: 2024-12-06

Updated: 2025-01-08

Company - Space Elevator Development Corporation (SEDevCo)

Founded
Country: 2024; USA

Funding: ?

Website: https://spaceelevatordevco.com/

Product/Service

Classification: Cargo Transportation & Landers

Category: Space Elevator
Transport Service (Earth-LEO)
Transport Service (Re-Entry)

Status: Early stage

First launch: Not announced

To accomplish necessary activities leading to the development of the world’s first Space Elevator Transportation System (SETS). SETS would enable daily, unmatched efficiency, environmentally friendly, inexpensive, massive logistics and safe delivery to customers’ destinations.

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