noun
space elevator
A hypothetical structure connecting Earth's surface to space, allowing transport along a tether. Used in science and science fiction contexts.
軌道エレベーターは未来の宇宙輸送手段として研究されている。
The space elevator is being researched as a future means of space transportation.
Synonym; 宇宙エレベーター is also common and interchangeable with 軌道エレベーター.
Compound of 軌道 (orbit) and エレベーター (elevator), a calque of English 'space elevator' or 'orbital elevator'.