The original title wasn't accurate (something like "help launch a space elevator"). The proposal is to put a balloon at a 2 kilometer altitude. I say this for the sake of accuracy, and to cut through the hype.<p>The long-term project goal is to create a space elevator on the moon, using a method fraught with practical difficulties (one cannot have a geostationary orbit there, over a particular location on the moon's surface).<p>Caveat Emptor.<p>p.s. it seems link submitters can edit their submissions and titles after the fact. This means comments may ultimately refer to nonexistent content.