Tag: Space elevator conference
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Space elevator fans keep looking up, even when they’re stuck on the ground floor
An artist’s conception shows a space elevator rising up from Earth’s surface. (Credit: Pat Rawlings / NASA file) Once upon a time, entrepreneurs were counting down to a date in 2018 when the first space elevator would open for business. NASA was setting aside millions of dollars to promote the technologies required for building that elevator.…
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Space elevators: 5 questions for conference chair Bryan Laubscher
(Credit: Science Photo Library) The Space Elevator Conference is in town this weekend. Intrigued by the concept, we talked to the general chair of the event, Bryan Laubscher, who also owns Odysseus Technologies located right here in Washington state. Laubscher answered five quick questions on why space elevator technology matters: What are the top three…
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Going up? Space Elevator dreams will be alive in Seattle this weekend
Artist’s rendering of a space elevator. (By Kenn Man, via Museum of Flight.) Space elevators may not be a reality — yet — but if you want to revel in talks about these awesome lifts to the sky and beyond, then this is your weekend. The 2012 Space Elevator Conference is landing at the Museum…