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Climbers ascend a ribbon, 100,000 km long, strung between an anchor on Earth and a counterweight in space. Connecting Earth and space in a way never before possible, the space elevator will enable us to inexpensively and completely expand our society into space. This site will serve as a reference tool for those interested in exchanging ideas on the scientific, engineering, economic and policy challenges inherent in constructing the solar system's first space elevator. |
The Space Elevator Books, Documents and References - Introduction
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General Presentation for Public Talks
International Astronautical Congress 2005, Fukuoka, Japan
Permission was received from the authors to post their papers here.
International Astronautical Congress 2004, October 4-8, Vancouver, Canada
Permission was received from the authors to post their papers here.
Session IAA-3.8.2
- The Space Elevator Development Program, Dr. Brad Edwards, Carbon Designs, Inc. (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.2.01)
- Tethers as Far Mission Descent-Return Tools, Dr. Radu D. Rugescu, University "Politehnica" of Bucharest, (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.2.04)
- Disposal of Geosynchronous Satellites by Earth-Oriented Tethers, V. A. Chobotov, The Aerospace Corporation, (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.2.05)
- Design of a High-Tension Elastically Deforming Space Tether Deployer, Bas Lansdorp, Delft University of Technology, (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.2.08)
- Space Elevator Base Leg Architecture, Dr. Peter A. Swan, Teaching Science and Technology, Inc. (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.2.09)
- On the Performance of a Motorized Tether Using a Ballistic Launch Method, David J. McKenzie, University of Glasgow, (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.2.10)
Session IAA-3.8.2
- The Space Elevator and NASA's New Space Initiave, Dr. Brad Edwards, Carbon Designs, Inc. (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.3.01)
- Technology Development and Demonstration Concepts for the Space Elavator, David V. Smitherman, Jr, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.3.02)
- Lunar Transportation Scenarios Utilising the Space Elevator, Kilian A. Engel, Technical University of Munich (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.3.04)
- Space Elevator Systems Level Analysis, Bryan Laubscher, Los Alamos National Laboratory (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.3.05)
- Safe Space Elevator – An Expectation to be Met Through a System Architecture Approach, Dr. Peter A. Swan, Teaching Science and Technology, Inc. (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.3.06)
- The Lunar Space Elevator, Jerome Pearson, STAR Inc. (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.3.07)
- The Space Elevator: Economics and Applications, Dr. David Raitt, European Space Agency – ESTEC (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.3.09)
Other Documents in Chronological Order
Yuri Artsutanov, Pravda (1960 - Russian and English Translation with original artwork)
(Provided by Roger G. Gilbertson of the Robot Store)
Sir Arthur C. Clarke
Advances in Earth Oriented Applied Space Technologies. Vol. I, no. 1, 1981, pp. 39-48.
Thomas J. Bogar, Principal Investigator, McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Phase I Study - NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, January 7, 2000.
Bradley Edwards, Principal Investigator, Eureka Scientific/Institute for Scientific Research, Inc.
Bradley Edwards, Principal Investigator, Eureka Scientific/Institute for Scientific Research, Inc.
Bradley Edwards, Principal Investigator, Eureka Scientific.
Phase I Study - NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, Report June, 2000.
Compiled by D.V. Smitherman, Jr.
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, August 2000.
Robert Hoyt, Principal Investigator, Tethers Unlimited, Inc.
Phase II Study - NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, Final Report - August 31, 2001.
Joseph A. Carroll, Principal Investigator, Tether Applications, Inc.
Phase I Study - NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, December 2, 2002.
Bradley Edwards, Principal Investigator, Eureka Scientific.
Phase II Study - NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, Final Report - March 1, 2003.
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