“In closing: Even though this may be the last hurrah for the space shuttle, hopefully the ever increasing advancements and understandings in various technologies will one day open the universe to the average person. One such technology is the space elevator[…]”
Has the Brain Drain of Top Scientists Caused the US to Lose Its Edge? | Dr. Kaku’s Universe | Big Think
“NASA is interested because beamed power could make space elevators more realistic.”
Forget fuel: Lasers could beam power to drones - Technology & science - Innovation - DiscoveryNews.com - msnbc.com
“A hypothetical moving loop space elevator would require the minimum energy needed to get payload to GEO. For a power satellite made with parts brought up by a minimum energy space elevator, 5 kg (enough for a kW) will take 75 kWh to lift it to GEO. The energy payback time is just over 3 days (6 days if you count the ~75 kWh needed to make aluminum.)”
Solar Power in Space: Power Satellites | Oil Price.com
“Possibly the most exciting examples of ‘easy space access’ is the Space Elevator concept, popularized by Arthur C. Clarke in his novel ‘The Fountains of Paradise.’”
Sooner, Not Later: Interstellar Voyages a Reality? : Discovery News
“Now NASA is nearing the end of the shuttle program, gearing up to mark Thursday’s 50th anniversary of U.S. human spaceflight … and dealing with an uncertain future for human spaceflight.”
Cosmic Log - Is our space vision still shortsighted?
Space elevator scene from I-War.
“They are exploring the idea of creating a carbon-nanotube cable to support a space elevator that might aid in safe and environmentally stable space travel.”
Nanotech: Dead batteries? Just a memory | Technology | Trends | Canadian Business Online
“Will nano make my life better?
Possibly. Everything from medicine, electronics, materials, and even food will likely have some nanoscale properties in the future. Imagine carbon nano fibers that carry electricity with no resistance or a space elevator on a stronger-than-steel carbon nanotube cable.” Discovery Center director: Technology is all around - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
Possibly. Everything from medicine, electronics, materials, and even food will likely have some nanoscale properties in the future. Imagine carbon nano fibers that carry electricity with no resistance or a space elevator on a stronger-than-steel carbon nanotube cable.” Discovery Center director: Technology is all around - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
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