Space elevator

The space elevator was a method of space travel.

Technology
The Tenth Doctor described it as being similar to very long piece of string, one end of which was held in geosynchronous orbit by a counterweight. For the second part of the trip, the capsule flipped around. (COMIC: The Arts in Space)

While Victoria Waterfield described unpleasant sensations during the acceleration of the Great Space Elevator, (AUDIO: The Great Space Elevator) Zhe Ikiyuyu's private space elevator was supplied with inertial compensator buffers. (COMIC: The Arts in Space)

History
In the 2040s, Ed Gold pushed for Australia to get involved in the space race. Some time after 2044, Australia had built a space elevator off its western coast. (TV: The Waters of Mars)

The Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield travelled on a space elevator based in Sumatra. (AUDIO: The Great Space Elevator)

A space elevator between Ouloumos and Zhe Ikiyuyu's private moon had inertial compensator buffers. (COMIC: The Arts in Space)