A computerized model was unveiled over the summer at a space elevator conference in Washington.
In a major test of the concept, robotic machines powered by laser beams will try to climb a cable suspended from a helicopter hovering more than a half-mile high at Edwards Air Force Base.
Several teams have qualified to participate. The contest is a step toward bringing the idea of a space elevator out of the realm of science fiction and into reality.
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