The Space Elevator Reference

LiftPort Group Unveils Space Elevator Book

LiftPort Group Unveils 'LiftPort -- The Space Elevator: Opening Space to Everyone,' A New Book on the Science and Social Impact of Building the First Elevator to Space.

Compiled by LiftPort, the new book is an exploration of both the scientific and social aspects relating to the development of the LiftPort Space Elevator, as told by a collection of nearly 40 leading authors and experts on science and space.

Space Elevator 2006 Competition Date Set

At the International Space Development Conference happening right now in Los Angeles, Ben Shelef of the Spaceward Foundation confirmed that the 2006 Space Elevator Competition will be held the weekend of October 19-22 in Las Cruces, New Mexico in conjunction with the X Prize Cup.

Last year the inaugural X Prize Cup demonstration attracted 12,000 people to the event and this years event is expected to attract even more. The first two days of the X Prize Cup will feature a summit with the world’s leading figures in the field of personal spaceflight and is limited to 300 participants. Details of this summit are expected within the next month from the X Prize Cup organisers. On October 21 & 22 is where the action will take place with over 20 rocket-powered launches expected.

Space Elevator Featured at the Annual International Space Development Conference

The annual International Space Development Conference starts this Thursday through Sunday in Los Angeles and will feature 15 talks and 2 panels on the Space Elevator. Speakers include Brad Edwards, Ben Shelef, Tom Nugent, Geoff Landis, Blaise Gassend and many more. There will also be space elevator mock up by the SpaceWard Foundation and an update on the Space Elevator Games.

The conference is hosted by the National Space Society and the Planetary Society and I expect there will be a good turnout, perhaps more than 700 people. Other featured speakers include;

Buzz Aldrin
Apollo astronaut

Shana Dale
Deputy Administrator, NASA

Burt Rutan
Designer, X Prize winning SpaceShipOne

Bill Nye
The original 'Science Guy'

Elon Musk
President, Space Exploration Technologies

Peter Diamandis
Founder and Chairman, X PRIZE Foundation

Rusty Schweickart
Apollo astronaut

Dennis Tito
The first space tourist

Gregory Olsen
3rd private citizen to visit ISS

Charles Elachi
Director, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Director, Hayden Planetarium

I'll be there so if you want to talk about anything just ping me.