Question: space elevator

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I'm writing it into a short story. Is it possible to
create a space elevator with current or possible
near future tech?

I was thinking that nano-carbon tubing might do it
and I know they are already doing that--saw an article
on it. But with the Earth spinning, would the elevator
spin with it like a satellite or would you need to somehow keep pushing it
to keep it in geosynchronized orbit?

Thanks,
and the reason I occasionally post humor in places like this
is cuz I don't feel that I can contribute much else (at least in
the science categories)...I'm twenty
years out of date on physics and while I love to read about it
as a layperson, I can't follow the math anymore.

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