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 |
| Publisher: Lulu.Com |
| Publication Date: Sep 22, 2019 |
| Number of Pages: 120 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 035993496X |
| ISBN-13: 9780359934966 |
