Ben Shelef reports that “things are good” – the rain has stopped.  Two other teams have now arrived onsite; Starclimber and the University of Saskatchewan Space Design Team (USST).

Below are some pictures from today’s activities. Click on the picture thumbnail to see a larger version.  Double-click the arrow next to the Speaker icon to hear a short audio clip describing what’s going on.

Ben Shelef and Dave Carty working on the Ribbon Anchor (audio clip narrated by Ken Davidian).

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Brian Turner from the Kansas City Space Pirates working on his climber (audio narrated by his Dad, Dave Turner).

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Ben and Dave working on the Ribbon Counterweight (audio clip narrated by Ken Davidian).

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Matt Abrams of Team Starclimber (audio clip narrated by Matt Abrams).

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This is an article in the local newspaper, the Las Cruces Sun-News, describing the upcoming X Prize Cup.  It’s an overview of all that is going to happen during the Event and does briefly mention the Space Elevator Games.  The reporter misspeaks when he describes a “light-powered tether” and a “cable or a light beam to stretch from the surface of the earth…”, but it’s good to see the mention in the local press nonetheless.