The Space Elevator Reference: Leaving the Planet by Space Elevator a New Book by Brad Edwards and Philip Ragan

Climbers ascend a ribbon, 100,000 km long, strung between an anchor on Earth and a counterweight in space. Connecting Earth and space in a way never before possible, the space elevator will enable us to inexpensively and completely expand our society into space.

This site will serve as a reference tool for those interested in exchanging ideas on the scientific, engineering, economic and policy challenges inherent in constructing the solar system's first space elevator.

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Leaving the Planet by Space Elevator a New Book by Brad Edwards and Philip Ragan

Leaving the Planet by Space Elevator is a new book by our very own editor Brad Edwards and Philip Ragan. It's not a technical book and is geared as an introduction to the Space Elevator concept so that everyone can grasp what the community is trying to do.

It's available from Lulu for $15.26 as a PDF download or in print for $25.00. If you're mystified by what a Space Elevator is and how it might one day get you into space it's worth a read.

Here's the promo for the book from the site:

"An easy guide to the most exciting development in space travel since the rocket. Stripped of the technical jargon, this is a laymans guide to the breathtaking developments surrounding the space elevator: a plan to string a 100,000 km from Earth to space, revolutionising space access."