LiftPort makes several announcements; among them the successful demo of their Lifter prototype at MIT and the beginning of their HALE (High Altitude, Long Endurance) project. The Newsletter can be found here.
LiftPort October, 2004 Newsletter released
Several announcements, among them news about the latest version of LiftPort’s robotic lifter, financial matters and a visit to the US Air Force Academy. The Newsletter can be found here.
The Skinny on Nanotubes
BusinessWeek Online article about Nanotubes, and the problems and promise they hold, including a Space Elevator application.
Climbing a Ribbon to Space
Newsweek article about Space Elevators. This article is really a series of short posts, each about a futuristic or cutting-edge technology. The Space Elevator posting is the 4th in the series.
Space elevator effort starting on ground floor
MSNBC.com article giving an overall summary of the current status of space elevator development. LiftPort and the Elevator:2010 competition are mentioned prominently.
LiftPort September, 2004 Newsletter released
The newsletter can be found here. Several announcements made, among them a partnership with the USAFA (United States Air Force Academy), a book deal, and financing information.
LiftPort Opens Online Store
Official announcement here.
Space Elevator competition starts
China view article on the Elevator: 2010 competition.
Space Elevator Prizes Proposed
In this Slashdot article, several announcements are made, including the Elevator: 2010 competition and Brad Edwards leaving Institute for Scientific Research.
Space elevator contest proposed
MSNBC.NBC.com article describing a proposed set of contests to move Space Elevator technology forward. These contests would be similar to the Ansari X Prize.
Elevator:2010 announces first Space Elevator climber competition
This is a zip file from the Spaceward Foundation containing the official announcement (in .pdf format) of the Space Elevator climber competition.
The Spaceward Foundation announces elevator:2010
This is a zip file containing the announcement (in .pdf format) from the Spaceward Foundation of the formation of Elevator:2010, a project “…aimed at encouring public, academic and private sector involvement with development of the Space Elevator.”
LiftPort inaugural Newsletter released
Several announcements from the LiftPort group can be found here. Among the items discussed are their new robotic “Lifter” with a demonstration planned over downtown Seattle.
Going Up
Article in Discover Magazine discussing Brad Edwards, ISR and the Space Elevator.
Space Elevator cars’ shielding
This is a thread discussing various space-elevator related issues.
Papers/Presentations from the 3rd Annual Space Elevator Conference
Presentations are posted here.
Space Elevator: Momentum Building
Space.com article about the 3rd annual Space Elevator conference.
Space elevator eyed as possible by 2019
Washington Times article about Brad Edwards, ISR and the Space Elevator.
Descension (animation)
A cool animation of a Space Elevator can be found here.
What will they think of next?
A BBC article discussing future possible engineering projects, including a space elevator.
NASA Funds Sci-Fi Technology
LiftPort Group, the Space Elevator Companies, to Co-Sponsor Seattle Area Celebration of the First Man in Space
The 2004 celebration of Yuri’s Night in the Seattle area is being co-sponsored by LiftPort. Details can be found here.
Russia to launch first space elevator
This strange article, in the english version of the Russian Pravda online, ironically attributes the idea of the Space Elevator to the Dutch. I don’t know that Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was Dutch, did you? Must be on his mother’s side…
Space Elevator: Next floor, Mars
CBCNews article about efforts at LANL (Los Alamos National Laboratory) to build a Space Elevator.
Space Elevator
ScienCentralNews article about the current status of carbon nanotube technology and their use in a future Space Elevator. There is also a short video clip attached to the article with remarks by Brad Edwards and Pulickel Ajayan. (Free) registration is required to view the video.
Building a Space Elevator, from Science to Reality
NPR story on the Space Elevator.
Going Up, WAY Up
Here is a story from CBS News Sci-Tech on the Space Elevator. In this story, Bryan Laubscher is quoted;
“The first country that owns the space elevator will own space,” said lab scientist Bryan Laubscher. “I believe that, and I think Los Alamos should be involved in making that happen.”
Space Elevator: High Hopes, Lofty Goals
Article from Space.com.
Papers/Presentations from the 2nd Annual Space Elevator Conference
Presentations are posted here.
Critics Jump on Space Elevator
Wired.com article about the Second International Conference on the space elevator. Critics were welcomed.
Space Elevator
A RedColony.com review of Space Elevator concepts and development.
The Space Elevator: ‘Thought Experiment’, or Key to the Universe?
This is a “reprint” of the 1981 Arthur C. Clarke paper discussing the feasibility of a Space Elevator.
Interview with Liftport’s Michael Laine on The Space Show
Michael Laine of Liftport gives an hour-long interview on Dr. Livingston’s The Space Show.
Space Elevators Maybe Closer To Reality Than Imagined
A SpaceDaily.com article giving the current status of Space Elevator development.
Space Elevators: The Time for Laughing is Over
From PhysicsPost; a very thorough review of Space Elevator development. It’s a good read, but it’s broken up into multiple pages that you have to click to in order to read the entire report.
Space Elevator
A book review of the Edwards/Westling book, The Space Elevator — A revolutionary Earth-to-space transportation system.pace Elevator — A revolutionary Earth-to-space transportation system.
GOING UP?
Frank Sietzen Jr., Ad Astra’s Editor in Chief, writes about the “Space Elevator: A 21st Century Solution for Space Transportation” in this .pdf file.
To the Moon in a Space Elevator?
Steve Ketterman at Wired.com thinks that the recent Space Shuttle disaster could spur the development of a Space Elevator.
Lift to the Heavens
ScienCentralNews article about Space Elevators.
Ribbon to the Stars
A ScienceNews interview with Brad Edwards. Particularly interesting was that several people posted questions to Mr. Edwards about the Space Elevator. ScienceNews posted both the questions and Mr. Edwards’ answers.
Space Elevator On The Fast Track
At techdirt.com, Mike comments on the Space Elevator concept.
Space elevator takes off
BBCNews article about High Lift Systems and the Space Elevator.
The Space Elevator Comes Closer to Reality
Article from Space.com.
Why can’t we build a space elevator!
John007hi posts a question about the practicality of building a space elevator on the Yahoo Message Board and elicits numerous responses.
Space elevator
A fine, introductory article on Space Elevators from SpaceRef.com.
Space elevator
NewScientist.com article about space elevators.
NASAexplores The Space Elevator
NASAexplores article, directed at school students, about the Space Elevator. In this article, a maglev (magnetic levitation) vehicle replaces robotic lifters/spiders as the mode of transportation.
Space Elevator: Next Stop, Earth Orbit
A Space.com article which reviews the current status of the Space Elevator concept, discusses a workshop on Space Elevators held last year at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Houston, and quotes LANL Brad Edwards.
Audacious & Outrageous: Space Elevators
Article and audio presentation from NASA about Space Elevators.
Using Mechanosynthetic Assemblers to Build an Orbital Tower
In Volume 4, Number 1, First Quarter, 1996 of the Newsletter of the Molecular Manufacturing Shortcut Group, there are a series of articles written by Jerome Rosen. In it, he postulates using nanoassemblers, rather than nanotubes, to construct an Orbital Tower. It’s very interesting reading.