Seeking Out New Homes On New Worlds
Apr 10, 2009
After being first envisioned by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, then perfected by Yuri Artsutanov, Jerome Pearson and Brad Edwards, the space elevator has captured the imaginations of thousands of individuals who believe it’s humanities best hope for colonizing the solar system en masse. This radical space concept led to the creation of...
Apr 9, 2009
Last week, the search engine giant known as Google launched a venture fund creatively known as Google Ventures, which the company will use to invest in startups in and outside of its main industry (example: cleantech, healthcare, bio-tech, etc.). Erick Schonfeld from TechCrunch had a chance to interview both Google execs running the...
Oct 7, 2008
(Hat Tip: Space Travel) With both the US and China relying upon rockets to secure their solar future beyond the heavens, it looks as if the nation of the rising sun is placing its bets on the space elevator. (RIA Novosti) Japanese engineers intend to build an elevator to deliver cargo into space. Japanese authorities are prepared to...
May 5, 2008
(Hat Tip: The Space Elevator Blog) The Space Elevator, a future technology that has the potential to revolutionize how humanity ventures beyond the sky was able to gain more public exposure thanks in part to the Kansas City Space Pirates (a team competing in the Elevator 2010 competition). Congrats to Brian Turner for presenting the...
Jul 25, 2007
Like many of the worlds that orbit the Sol star, Mars has the potential to play a significant role in our future solar economy. The red planet could easily serve as a stepping stone towards humanity colonizing other worlds such as Ceres, Ganymede, and beyond. But before we can dream about conquering this red gem, humanity may need to...
Jul 25, 2007
(Hat Tip: Space Elevator Blog) (Image Credit: LiftPort) LiftPort, a company dedicated to building the worlds first space elevator may be having a recent change of fortune. Having previously encountered what some would regard as a “mortal wound,” it looks as if the company may be making a comeback after launching their sister...
Jul 24, 2007
Despite their recent setbacks in the public sector, it looks as if some Japanese citizens are taking it upon themselves to enable the masses to access the heavens. (Space Elevator Blog) Today I heard back from Mr. Shiuchi Ohno, one of the founders of the newly formed Japan Space Elevator Association (JSEA). I had emailed them a few...
Apr 15, 2007
For space elevator fans, this is very sad news indeed. (Almost Girl) But today, roughly two hours before the panel, an obstacle was placed in Michael and Liftport’s path. Zealot that he is, even his belief and passion could not hold against this reality of finance. They lost their office space. The money ran out. And on Monday they...