There are NO NASA Space shuttles. They all have been put out of service. An Elevator is quite IMPOSSIBLE.
Today, right now, the only way for manned space flight is the Soyuz Space Craft. It is the only way to get up to the International Space Station. The Chinese also have a space program but they are not sharing.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.