Space Elevator

Space Elevator Trips could be Agonisingly Slow

Greg Schnippel — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:37:04 -0800

The simple act of climbing could throw space elevators off track and potentially into harm's way, a new study suggests. Fixing the problem could require agonisingly slow trips lasting nearly a month or the careful choreography of multiple climbers.

'Space Elevator' would Take Humans into Orbit

Greg Schnippel — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:08:51 -0700

A conference discussing developments in space elevator concepts is being held in Japan in November, and hundreds of engineers and scientists from Asia, Europe and the Americas are working to design the only lift that will take you directly to the one hundred-thousandth floor.

Japan hopes to turn sci-fi into reality with elevator to the stars

Greg Schnippel — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:52:00 -0700

From cyborg housemaids and waterpowered cars to dog translators and rocket boots, Japanese boffins have racked up plenty of near-misses in the quest to turn science fiction into reality.

Now the finest scientific minds of Japan are devoting themselves to cracking the greatest sci-fi vision of all: the space elevator. Man has so far conquered space by painfully and inefficiently blasting himself out of the atmosphere but the 21st century should bring a more leisurely ride to the final frontier.

Space Elevators Face Wobble Problem

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:35:00 -0700

Space elevators: 'First floor, deadly radiation!'

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:39 -0700

Express lift to the stars

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:35 -0700

Nasa hopes to catch an elevator to space

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:34 -0700

Can high wi-fi boost space elevator?

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:33 -0700

The space elevator: going down?

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:30 -0700

Space-elevator tether climbs a mile high

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:25 -0700