Today's Space Elevator (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780359934966)

In the last year, the International Space Elevator Consortium assessed that basic technological needs can be met with current capabilities: and, each segment of the Space Elevator Transportation System is ready for engineering validation. Because of the availability of a new material as a potential Space Elevator tether, the community strongly believes that a Space Elevator will be initiated in the near term. Included in the book is a series of appendices that are tremendous references to the status of the space elevator today. Included are a lexicon of space elevator terms, over 750 references in the bibliography, short descriptions of eight ISEC year-long studies and two IAA 4-year studies on space elevators, as well as a summary of over 20 Architectural Notes covering the development of space elevator technologies.

Author: Peter Swan
ISBN-10: 035993496X
ISBN-13: 9780359934966
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 09/22/2019
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.25d