IAC20-D4-3 Session Title : Entering the Space Elevator Era
This session will be open to all on-line, free of charge.
Session Description
Upon publishing the International Academy of Astronautics four-year study entitled “Road to the Space Elevator Era,” members of the study see the future a little brighter. The purpose of this study (published spring 2019) was to assess the critical technological issues and general questions and then present assessments to the Academy to ensure that the topic has been approached with expertise and curiosity. Now the challenge is to initiate appropriate programs, tests, and research to truly enter the Space Elevator Era. This session will discuss the efforts around the world ensuring that the results of the study are incorporated into the engineering and development plans. The invitation is open to show the test results and experimentation results that will indeed lead to space elevators.
IPC members
Co-Chair: Dr. Peter Swan, ISEC, US
Co-Chair: Dr. Yoji Ishikawa, Obayashi Corporation, Japan
Rapporteur: Dr. John Knapman, ISEC, UK
Confirmed content of the Virtual Space Elevator session include…
Fast Transit to Interplanetary Destinations by Dr Pete Swan (ISEC, US)
Experimental Study on Heavy Load Climber Applying Hybrid Roller Mechanism for Small Manned Space Elevator by Ms Momoe Terata (Shonan IoT, Japan) + others
Three-dimensional analysis of a counterweight type space elevator by Mr Taiki Okino (Shizuoka Uni, Japan) + others
Beneficial Environmental Impacts of Space Elevators by the study group led by Dr Jerry Eddy (ISEC, US) & Dr Pete Swan
If you have IAF access the latest paper status can be found by following this link.
Each contributor will provide an eight-minute video, paper and presentation
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