The Space Elevator

2002 Science

Author : Bradley C. Edwards
Release : 2002
Genre : Science
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Download or read book The Space Elevator written by Bradley C. Edwards. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors take the reader through the history of the concept, technical design and economic practicalities of building an elevator to space, and, ultimately, the implications of what such a low cost transportation system would mean to society. Based on three years of NASA-funded studies and written for the technically literate layperson, Edwards and Westling discuss the recent technological advances that now make the space elevator feasible. They conclude by addressing the effects that the space elevator could have on mankind's future from communications and energy to colonizing space.

Space Tethers and Space Elevators

2009-06-12 Technology & Engineering

Author : Michel van Pelt
Release : 2009-06-12
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 565/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Space Tethers and Space Elevators by : Michel van Pelt

Download or read book Space Tethers and Space Elevators written by Michel van Pelt. This book was released on 2009-06-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michel van Pelt explains for the first time the principle of space tethers: what they are and how they can be used in space. He introduces non-technical space enthusiasts to the various possibilities and feasibility of space tethers including the technological challenges and potential benefits. He illustrates how, because of their inherent simplicity, space tethers have the potential to make space travel much cheaper, while ongoing advances in tether material technology may make even seemingly far-fetched ideas a reality in the not too distant future.

Space Elevators: A History

2017-03-07 History

Author : David Raitt
Release : 2017-03-07
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 715/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Space Elevators: A History written by David Raitt. This book was released on 2017-03-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the editorship of David Raitt, this timely book brings together for the first time the record of people, places, developments and activities, in fiction and in fact, of the space elevator - a 100,000 km long, meter wide, ribbon reaching up from the Earth and into space along which robotic climbers that will travel to bring payloads into orbit at a fraction of the price of rocket launches. The chapters in the book cover the early pioneers who dreamt up the concept initially some 120 years ago; the work of modern day scientists and engineers who have developed the concept into doable plans; how the concept has been portrayed in novels, films and art; the conferences at which interested people could present and discuss their work and ideas; the global community that has grown up around space elevators and the competition challenges that have been held; and what the future may hold.

Leaving the Planet by Space Elevator

2006-10-07 Science

Author : Philip Ragan
Release : 2006-10-07
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 069/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Leaving the Planet by Space Elevator written by Philip Ragan. This book was released on 2006-10-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy guide to the most exciting development in space travel since the rocket. Stripped of the technical jargon, this is a laymans guide to the breathtaking developments surrounding the space elevator: a plan to string a 100,000 km from Earth to space, revolutionising space access.

Space Elevator Concept of Operations

2013-02-04 Technology & Engineering

Author : Skip Penny
Release : 2013-02-04
Genre : Technology & Engineering
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Book Rating : 477/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Space Elevator Concept of Operations written by Skip Penny. This book was released on 2013-02-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the development of Space Elevator tethers and climbers is a daunting task, their operation will leverage 50 years of satellite operations. This leads to the conclusion: Operations for a Space Elevator Have NO Showstoppers Have Reasonable Costs Meet the Challenges

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