Sometimes science is stranger than fiction. Physicists now predict that the costs and dangers of space travel will be greatly reduced by the construction of a giant space elevator, probably in the next 50 years. The space elevator will consist of a space station that is tethered to the Earth's surface with a super-strong nano-fiber cable. Once constructed, people will be able to travel from the Earth's surface to the space station via an elevator that runs along the cable. Question 2: The author of this passage states: The ancient Mayans had space elevators O The costs and dangers of space travel will be greatly reduced in the next 50 years with the construction of a space elevator O Space elevators will be a safe and economical way to travel off-planet