Space Visa (Score 1)

this is gonna get one of those off topic ratings but did anyone read 3001 the final odyssey where arthur c clarke gave a detailed description of a space elevator? also i read that the weight of such an elevator could cause it to topple back onto earth think about it we could be having frequent tower cards i can see it now "for every dollar you spend you earn one free mile on the space elevator" talk about settin' your sites high.