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Descension (animation)

A cool animation of a Space Elevator can be found here.

This entry was posted in Pictures / Drawings / Animations / Music / Humor / Game on June 19, 2004 by Ted Semon.

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2015 (Date not yet set) - EUSPEC - The European Space Elevator Competition

August 21-23, 2015 - 2015 ISEC Space Elevator Conference

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Companies & Individuals

LiftPort
Star Technology & Research, Inc
Tethers Unlimited

Discussion / Networking Groups

LinkedIn (Look for Space Elevator Architects)
StackExchange (Space Elevator)

Images & Animations

2006 Space Elevator Games Video
Alan Chan Video
Bitter Jester Creative, Inc.
ISR Space Elevator video
Michael Laine (LiftPort) presentation
Nanobot Video
NOVA Science Now Video
Pat Rawlings Video
Space Elevator Games Official Site
Space Elevator Visions
The Space Elevator – Part 1
The Space Elevator – Part 2
The Space Elevator – Part 3
The Space Elevator – Part 4

Key Websites

EuroSpaceward – Europe’s effort to contribute to the technical development of mankind in order to enable its evolvement to a type I civilization.
IAA Study on Space Elevators – “Space Elevators Seem Feasible”
International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC) – The home of the International effort to build a Space Elevator.
Japan Space Elevator Association (JSEA) – The home of the Japanese Space Elevator effort.
Space Elevator Blog – The chronicle of all that’s going on with the Space Elevator effort.
Space Elevator Reference – The original Space Elevator site.
Space Elevator Wiki – A repository of information and a baseline for research of the space elevator.
Spaceward Foundation – The home of the Space Elevator Games.
The Space Elevator Games Official Website. This is THE official site for the Space Elevator Games. It contains news, blog postings, videos and all the latest about the Games.

Lobbying Organizations

LiftPort Ambassadors
Spaceward Foundation
The CITIZENS’ Space Lobby

Mutual Link Society

2020 Future Links
Centauri Dreams
Colony Worlds
Leeward Space Foundation
Space Prizes
The Elevator Radio Show
The Spaceward Foundation

Past Events

April 3-6, 2005 – Space Exploration 2005 Conference
August 1, 2012 – 4th annual Japan Space Elevator Technical and Engineering Competition (JSETEC)
August 12, 2011 – NASA / Spaceward Strong Tether Challenge
August 12-14, 2011 – The 2011 Space Elevator Conference
August 12-15, 2010 – Space Elevator Conference in Redmond, Washington
August 13, 2010 – Space Elevator Games – Strong Tether Competition
August 13-16, 2009 – 2009 Space Elevator Conference
August 14, 2009 – Space Elevator Games Strong Tether Competition
August 19-21, 2011 – EuSEC – The European Space Elevator Challenge
August 22-24, 2014 – ISEC Space Elevator Conference
August 23-25, 2013 – 2013 ISEC Space Elevator conference
August 25-27, 2012 – 2012 Space Elevator Conference
August 4-8, 2011 – 2011JSETEC (Japan Space Elevator Technical & Engineering Competition)
August 6-8, 2010 – 2nd Annual JSETEC Space Elevator Games
August 8-9, 2009 – The 1st Japan Space Elevator Technical & Engineering Competition (JSETEC)
Dec 12-13, 2009 – 2nd Annual Japan Space Elevator Association Conference – “Space Invasion of Humankind = Meaning and Subject”
Dec 16, 2007 – Arthur C. Clarke’s 90th Birthday
Dec 5-6, 2009 – EuroSpaceward hosts the 3rd International Conference on Space Elevator System & Super Strong CNT Tether Design in Luxembourg
December 1-2, 2012 – BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science & Technology) Space Elevator Competition
December 11-12, 2010 – JpSEC – Japan Space Elevator Conference
December 4-5, 2010 – EuroSpaceward’s 4th International Conference – Carbon nanotechnology and Space Elevator Systems
December 6-7, 2008 – 2nd International Space Elevator Workshop in Luxembourg
February 20-22, 2008 – EuroSpaceward Presentation at International Space University
July 18-20, 2008 – Space Elevator Conference
June 18, 2014 – Space Elevator competition being held at Technion Institute in Israel
June 28-30, 2004 – Third Annual Space Elevator Conference
Mar 20, 2010 – Japan LASER Competition #3
March 25-28, 2007 – 2nd Biennial Space Elevator Workshop
May 25-28, 2007 – 26th Annual ISDC
May 4-7, 2006 – 25th Annual International Space Development Conference (ISDC)
Nov 10-11,2007 – EuroSpaceward Climber and Tether Design Workshop
November 15-16, 2008 – 1st Japan Space Elevator Conference
November 3, 2009 – LASER ’09
November 4-6, 2009 – The Space Elevator Games – Climber/Power-Beaming event
Oct 19-21, 2007 – Third Annual Space Elevator Games
October 1, 2008 – EuroSpaceward Presentation at IAC2008
October 2-6, 2006 – 57th International Astronautical Congress
October 20-22, 2006 – Second Annual Space Elevator Games
October 21-22, 2005 – First Annual Space Elevator Games
October 25-28, 2012 – 2nd annual European Space Elevator Challenge
October, 2011 – LASER2011
September 12-15, 2003 – Second Annual Space Elevator Conference
September 23-24, 2008 – EuroSpaceward presentation at European Lift Congress 2008
September 24-28, 2007 – 58th International Astronautical Congress
September, 2002 – First Annual Space Elevator conference

Reference Sites

Dr. Brad Edwards PowerPoint presentation
Encyclocentral MegaStructures
HowStuffWorks – The Space Elevator
Megascale Engineering
Nanopedia’s Space Elevator site
NASA Centennial Challenge
Orbital Siphon
Ropewalk – The Story of Rope
Space Elevators (1980)
Space Elevators – An Advanced Earth-Space Infrastructure for the New Millennium
Space Elevators, Space Hotels and Space Tourism
Tethers in Space
The Orbital Tower – Jerome Pearson’s original proposal
The Space Elevator – 2nd Annual International Conference
The Space Elevator – 3rd Annual International Conference
The Space Elevator – 4th Annual International Conference
The Space Elevator – NIAC Phase I Report
The Space Elevator – NIAC Phase II Final Report
The Space Elevator FAQ
The Space Elevator Reference
The Space Elevator Wiki
The Space Elevator: ‘Thought Experiment’, or Key to the Universe?
Virtual Beanstalk Project
Wikipedia on the Space Elevator
Wise Geek’s take on the Space Elevator

Space Elevator Humor

Brewster Rockit
Dave Barry on the Space Elevator
Irregular Web Comic
Space Elevator Muzak Music…

Elevator To Space Videos

Comedians Alex Koll, Sean Keane, Louis Katz and Chris Garcia created a series of space elevator vignettes, four guys in a 'real' elevator, taking a ride to space. Humor abounds...

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