Taoyuan Space Tether

The Taoyuan Space Tether is a space elevator currently under construction located to the north of the city center of Taoyuan, East Asian Federation. The first of its kind, it is intended to be used to lift heavy payloads and passengers into a space station in Geosynchronous Orbit at the top of the elevator structure. The space station will contain several docking ports for spacecraft and modular ports compatible with ConSat Series Two satellites. Its use will dramatically decrease the costs of launching cargo such as satellites and supplies into outer space. The East Asian Federation's National Space Organization is in charge of management of the space elevator.

Construction and History
Plans were drawn up in late November 2009 to construct a space elevator as a means to lift ConSat satellites into orbit cheaper and more efficiently than conventional rocket launches. With the introduction of Nanopaste in March 2010, the construction of long carbon nanotubes became much easier, and the construction of a space elevator became feasible for the first time. Construction began on June 15, 2010 in North Taiwan, with the assistance of Everetti Speed Build Robots for assembly. The first mile was completed in 30 minutes on the first day, and the cable continues to move upwards.