With Plastasteel, Civilizations at last gain cheap and effective access to <l:5,13>space<e>. As a result, the <l:1,134>Aero-Space Fighter<e> allows armchair generals to extend their airpower to any point on the globe, and the <l:3,34>Star Ladder<e> supports an elevator to space, made safe from storms and earthquakes by its threads of carbonite.