A Discovery Channel interview with Tom Nugent, LiftPort’s Research Director.
Monthly Archives: September 2005
Person of the Day: Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
A drawing of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the man who conceived a “cosmic funicular”, today’s space elevator, is posted here on flickr.
1st floor: haberdashery, curtains. 35,780th floor: satellite in space
In this TimesOnline article, Arthur C. Clarke revisits the Space Elevator and urges NASA to not put all its eggs in one basket. I love everything this guy writes…
Space elevator robot passes 1,000-foot mark
Article from MSNBC.com discussing Liftport’s recent success in getting their robot climber to pass the 1,000 foot mark.
Liftport September, 2005 Comic Book Theater released
The latest installment of LiftPort humor can be found here. Warning; you have to wait ’til the next issue to get “Part 2.”
Space Elevator moves forward 1 step
Over at darniaq.com, the author comments approvingly about Space Elevators…
Space Elevator Concept Undergoes “Reel” World Testing
Space.com article discussing the recent LiftPort accomplishment of sending their Robotic Lifter 1,000 feet up a tether
The Power of Revolutionary Thinking
In this event, sponsored by The MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta, Dr. Bradley Edwards discusses the Space Elevator.
Going up…way up
At the Event Horizon, Nigaron discusses current developments…
Is This the Right Way to Return to the Moon?
Over at TCSDaily.com, Glenn Harlan Reynolds asks the right questions about how NASA plans to invest $100 Billion towards spaceflight over the next 12 years; “Why not a Space Elevator”, he asks? Why not, indeed…
Space Elevator: Wake up, NASA!
Over at keithcu.com, they are anxious for NASA to get serious about Space Elevators.
Space elevator might really happen
SiliconBeat article about the Space Elevator and the upcoming Foresight Nanotech Institute conference.
Space Elevator September Update
SpaceRef.com gives us the September status report for the 2005 Space Elevator competition.
Space Elevator Games
SpaceRef.com article of the press release from Spaceward Foundation announcing the initial Space Elevator competition.
Elevator Going Up!
One of the other websites following developments in the Space Elevator arena is World Changing.com. In this entry, Jamais Cascio provides an overview of the project and links to several other sources of information.
LiftPort September, 2005 General Newsletter released
Liftport’s CEO Michael Laine gives a status report of several LiftPort projects, gives kudos to his staff and announces some personnel changes. He also makes a plea for help in getting the concept of a Space Elevator introduced in today’s school classrooms. The Newsletter can be found here.
LiftPort releases Third Art Newsletter
LiftPort artist-in-residence Nyein Aung updates us on LiftPort’s (impending) new book and LiftPort goings-on at Dragon Con and Cascadia Con. He introduces his latest artwork and asks for help in getting people to sign up for the LiftPort newsletter distribution list. The Newsletter can be found here.