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Space Elevators
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What
Goal: Terrestrial Space Elevator Precursor: Lunar Space Elevator Infrastructure Future: Phobos Martian Space Elevator Demonstrator: Deep Space Tether Pathfinder Incremental Development: String-Sat(s)
Superimposed on an image of the Earth-Moon system from the Juno spacecraft; taken August 26, 2011 from 9.66 million km.
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Landing Site : Sinus Medii - right in the center of the near side.
Photograph courtesy NASA, Google Earth
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In 1967, the unmanned Surveyor 6 landed on the other side of Sinus Medii. Here is what the surface looked like.
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How
Current Technologies
Rockets Robotics Communications Computing Materials!
A structure, deployed in space, designed to facilitate our access to space and our use of space resources. With current technology, these will be built of strings.
We feel that the time is right to begin building and using these devices, using existing materials.
Quicken the pace of space exploration and development. Build operational experience and engineering know-how. Preparation for an eventual terrestrial space elevator.
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The large Earth-Moon distance means that, while the dynamical forces are relatively small to obtain sufficient tension either a very long Ribbon or a very large CounterWeight is required.
Any prototype LSEI will be weight limited, and long.
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LSE Science
We are focusing on science directly related to monitoring, navigating or controlling the elevator, including the Microrover and the Lunar sample return as proof of concepts.
We will use LLR retroreflectors for navigation; these also should provide solid science for decades after the landing.
We are seeking partners for science opportunities, both on the descent, with the Counterweight, and with the landing platform. What follows is what we see as some of the science opportunities afforded by the LSE.
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Conclusions
Getting to the Moon again in an entirely new fashion, using currently available technology. The DSTP is the linch-pin for all future megastructure developments, and should provide a lunar sample return from a currently inaccessible region. The LSEI would provide continuing access to the Lunar surface, plus sample returns and a Lunar transportation infrastructure, for the cost of a Discovery Class mission.
This is for existing fibers - while even a modest improvement in fiber technology would bring substantial improvements in payload capacity, we do not require this. The DSTP and the LSEI offer a path to a man-rated LSE and a Phobosanchored Mars elevator. This is Space 2.0 : space exploration for the 21st-century, not just an attempt to repeat what was done 40 years ago.
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CURRENT PRODUCTS:
Http://liftport.com/Tethered-Towers for disaster response Robotics ASU http://www.agorastartupidol.com/startup.php?id=102
Deployment
Solar Electric Propulsion Deployment Lawn-Darts on the Moon Manned Lifter PicoGravity Manufacturing Lab
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Why
Greed
Clean, Green, Limitless Energy of Earth
Fear
Single Point of Failure Species
Hope
Settlement, Science, Spinoffs + Resources
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Get Involved
Sum of Human Knowledge
Technology Business Outreach Framework
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