The Space Elevator Reference: To the Moon? Yes, But why not use the Space Elevator?

Climbers ascend a ribbon, 100,000 km long, strung between an anchor on Earth and a counterweight in space. Connecting Earth and space in a way never before possible, the space elevator will enable us to inexpensively and completely expand our society into space.

This site will serve as a reference tool for those interested in exchanging ideas on the scientific, engineering, economic and policy challenges inherent in constructing the solar system's first space elevator.

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To the Moon? Yes, But why not use the Space Elevator?

Tech Central pundit Glenn Harlan Reynolds muses in his piece "Is This the Right Way to Return to the Moon?" on NASA's $104 billion announcement on Monday for a return to the Moon by 2018 and why the money would be better spent on the Space Elevator.

I'm all for the President's Vision for Space Exploration however the implementation of it appears to be on a rocky road. have a look at this news item by Keith Cowing of SpaceRef, "NASA Revives Apollo - While Starving Space Life Science".