The latest issue of the ISEC eNewsletter has just been released. Lots of good information in this issue including how to register for the upcoming 2014 Space Elevator Conference (you ARE going, aren’t you?), updates on the ISEC Research Committee, ISEC being a supporter of the upcoming NSS/ISDC conference and more.
Check it out here.
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Hey, a new Space Elevator website? Oh happy day!
Surely with a URL like www.spaceelevatoronline.com, this is a Space Elevator related site? Maybe a blog, like this one, or some other technical site? Perhaps a Q&A site where you can ask questions about a Space Elevator and get answers?
Sadly, no…
This is the home for a new music group, Space Elevator. They have a debut album out and you can sample it (and order it) on their website. Now this music may or may not appeal to you – I personally didn’t find the sample attractive enough that I was going to plunk down £9.99 (plus £3.50 shipping) to order it (and it’s not on iTunes). But perhaps you will enjoy it enough to do so.
However, I must register a strong complaint with them. Only Freddie Mercury was allowed to wear this outfit…
(Clicking on the picture thumbnails display a larger-size version of the picture)
As many people who follow developments in the Space Elevator ‘arena’ are aware, LiftPort has turned its attention to developing a Lunar Space Elevator. Leonard David, SPACE.com’s “Space Insider Columnist’ recently posted a story on the current status of this project. In this article (which includes a link to a video created by LiftPort), he interviews Jerome Pearson, the American co-inventor of the modern-day concept of the Space Elevator (and the first one, to my knowledge, that seriously discussed a Lunar Space Elevator) and LiftPort’s Michael Laine.
It’s a very good article, well worth the read…
The official announcement for the 2014 Space Elevator Conference and its associated Call for Papers has been released. You can view the announcement here.
The Conference will be held at the same venue as the past few conferences have been, Seattle’s Museum of Flight. This venue has proven to be a wonderful facility for this event and we are looking forward to having it there once again. And once again, Microsoft is going to be a Key Sponsor of the Conference – Thank you Microsoft!
The Conference will be held from August 22 through August 24th. Start making your plans now – be there or be square!
The February, 2014 ISEC eNewsletter is hot off the presses and can be accessed here.
Included this month are Dr. Peter Swan’s “The President’s Corner”, an updated Call for Papers for the 2014 edition of CLIMB (The Space Elevator Journal), and a summary of recent space elevator-related articles in the news.
And a reminder, if you are not already on the eNewsletter mailing list, you can join here to make sure you won’t miss an issue in the future…
Enjoy!