Space Elevator
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Tuesday, April 25th, 2023
Saturday, August 7th, 2021
Space Elevators: How a sci-fi dream could be built today
Surveying the current practical and theoretical factors for and against space elevators (including partial elevators—skyhooks!).
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
Space Elevator Science - Climb to the Sky - A Tethered Tower by Michael Laine — Kickstarter
A Kickstarter project for space elevator research? Oh, hell yes!
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
2010 Space Elevator Conference
I would really love to go to this. Our planet needs a space elevator.
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Inflatable Tower Promises Easy Access to Outer Space: Discovery News
An alternative to the space elevator, an inflatable tower nine miles tall and tethered to a mountain top, could be made of commercially available materials.
Saturday, June 6th, 2009
The Space Elevator Games
For those about to spacehack, we salute you. 2009-07-14, the Mojave desert.
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Kansas City Space Pirates - Home
A team competing in NASA's beamed power climber competition—a race to provide one of the technologies needed for building a space elevator. I doff my hat to these guys.