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The Space Elevator - From Concept to Reality

Table of contents
        1. 1.1.1.1. Important News
        2. 1.1.1.2. The Vision
        3. 1.1.1.3. The Work Ahead
        4. 1.1.1.4. The Resources
  1. 2. Open Wiki
  2. 3. Developer Wiki
      1. 3.1.1.  
      2. 3.1.2.  
      3. 3.1.3.  
      4. 3.1.4.  

Welcome to the Space Elevator reference brought to you by SpaceRef.  

Important News

June 30 Update: The Space Elevator games have now been rescheduled to August 5-7. The games were delayed so that technical and safety issues could be worked out in dry runs. The next phase of tests is now scheduled for July 16 & 17th and 21st to 23rd. If all goes well the games will proceed on August 5th.

Spaceward and NASA announce the 2009 Power Beaming Challenge at the Space Elevator Games.

The games will be held at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base on July 14-16. Teams will be competing for $2 million in prize money.

Watch the games trailer.

 

What's News

 

NEW Space Elevator Store 

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The Vision

Climbers ascend a ribbon, 100,000 km long, strung between an anchor on Earth and a counterweight in space. Connecting Earth and space in a way never before possible, the space elevator will enable us to inexpensively and completely expand our society into space.

The Work Ahead

This site will serve as a reference tool for those interested in exchanging ideas on the scientific, engineering, economic and policy challenges inherent in constructing the solar system's first space elevator.

The Resources

This site provides the following services: A collaborative space elevator Open Wiki, collaborative space elevator Developer Wiki, calendar of events, news from around the web and space elevator blogs, list of organizations and companies working on the space elevator, social networks, chat, image galleries and video galleries.

Marc Boucher, Editor

PS. Looking for the Space Elevator Reference blog? It has a new home at http://blog.spaceelevator.com.

 

Open Wiki

Our Open Wiki allows you to contribute to the repository of knowledge available on this reference site. Read more and or contribute.

Developer Wiki

Are you a scientist, engineer, economist, lawyer or someone who feels they can make a meaningful contribution to making a space elevator a reality? Then join the developer wiki.

 

 

 

 

 

 


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