The Space Elevator (SMAC)

The Space Elevator

Require	Super Tensile Solids
Cost	rows
Effects	Allows units with Drop Pods to perform Orbital Insertions anywhere on the planet. Doubles production in any bases producing orbital improvements. Removes Aerospace Complex requirements relating to orbital improvements.

"In one moment, Earth; in the next, Heaven."
– Academician Prokhor Zakharov, "For I Have Tasted The Fruit"

Alpha Centauri Secret projects
Build	Clinical Immortality • The Bulk Matter Transmitter • The Longevity Vaccine • The Manifold Harmonics^X • The Merchant Exchange • The Planetary Energy Grid^X • The Telepathic Matrix
Conquer	The Citizens' Defense Force • The Cloudbase Academy^X • The Command Nexus • The Cyborg Factory • The Hunter-Seeker Algorithm • The Living Refinery • The Maritime Control Center • The Nano Factory
Discover	The Ascent to Transcendence • The Human Genome Project • The Network Backbone • The Planetary Datalinks • The Self-Aware Colony • The Singularity Inductor • The Space Elevator • The Supercollider • The Theory of Everything • The Universal Translator • The Virtual World • The Voice of Planet
Explore	The Ascetic Virtues • The Cloning Vats • The Dream Twister • The Empath Guild • The Nethack Terminus^X • The Neural Amplifier • The Pholus Mutagen • The Planetary Transit System • The Weather Paradigm • The Xenoempathy Dome
^X Added in Alien Crossfire