Space elevator, LiftPort Group, Snohomish, Washington, USA

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Space elevator on Wikipedia

 

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Space elevator 1000 foot climb test

Uploaded on May 11, 2007

Although the day started with difficulties, it ended with a successful 1000 foot space elevator test climb to a tethered 10-foot diameter balloon - LiftPort's first really significant climb. This was supposed to be a 1 mile climb test, but the FAA-required aviation orange paint - applied at 50 foot intervals to the ribbon - contained acetone, which weakened the ribbon. The first two attempts of the day resulted in ribbon breaks due to this acetone-induced degradation.

 

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Lunar Space Elevator Infrastructure

Published on Aug 21, 2012

This is the basic model of the Lunar Space Elevator Infrastructure. We call it LSEI or "Elsie" for short. The system can be constructed within 8 years, using current "Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) technology.

 

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Lunar Space Elevator Infrastructure Overview

Published on Sep 22, 2014

Animation created by final year students at Glasgow Caledonian University, School of Engineering and Built Environments.

 

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Lunar Elevator overview

Jul 30, 2020