Seeking Out New Homes On New Worlds
Mar 24, 2007
(Image Credit: David Mat, via LiftPort Gallery) With humanity regaining their foothold among the stars, there seems to be much chatter regarding the possibility of orbital space stations circling our planet. But in order for humanity to inhabit the heavens above us, we will need to find a way to create artificial gravity as the lack of it can have some nasty...
Mar 13, 2007
Note: I have not been as faithful as I desired to in posting here (as life has been fairly busy) but these are some of the stories that may catch your eye regarding our future among the stars. ________________________________ Astroprof discusses the dangers of bone loss due to the lack of gravity in space. Despite NASA’s attempts at reducing the loss, the...
Feb 20, 2007
One of the basic building blocks of a space elevator are carbon nanotubes (or CNT). Despite their promise of making the space elevator feasible, unless the CNT ribbon can be repaired, space elevators may enjoy a short lifespan due to radiation from the Sun, micrometeorites, and wear and tear from climbers traveling up and down the ribbon. But it seems as if some...
Feb 14, 2007
After listening to a podcast from The Space Show, Ted Semon has discovered that NASA is not that all interested in space elevators. (Space Elevator Blog) I was surprised to learn that NASA is NOT interested in the Beam Power Competition to power a Space Elevator, nor are they interested in the Tether competition to build a Space Elevator. Ken put it quite...
Feb 1, 2007
(Hat Tip: Space Elevator Blog) (Note: I’m a space elevator geek, so no hard feelings here.) Bryan Laubscher of Black Line Ascension is calling for space elevator fans, engineers, scientists and warm bodies to gather in New Mexico to discuss the future of human space transportation. (Space Elevator Reference) So as of the present date, the Space...
Jan 30, 2007
Over at Planet Quest, NASA has developed a short, interactive tour that lets audiences know about Saturn’s most mysterious moon, Titan. What made this virtual tour interesting was the fact that according to NASA a single spark would be enough to engulf this moon in flames. This basically translates to the banning of rockets launching from the moon’s...
Jan 25, 2007
Despite the promise of companies like LiftPort and Black Line Ascension producing a working space elevator, one major hurdle remains–building a ribbon out of perfect carbon nanotubes (CNT). While engineering and nature have taught us that making a perfect CNT is impossible, we may be able to fashion a super strong CNT based on the design of natures...
Jan 17, 2007
LiftPort, a company pioneering a new way for humanity to enter space (via space elevator) may be on the verge of a breakthrough within the carbon nanotube department. (LiftPort Newsletter) As we’ve said before, we’re on the brink of breakthrough. Our nanotube furnace, the only one of it’s kind, is still being worked on by one of our research...