Space Elevator Games Over for this Year
Well the Space Elevator Games are over and there was no winner in either the Climber (Power Beaming) Competition or the Tether Strength Competition. In the Climber competition the University of Saskatchewan team (USST) came the closest to winning as they actually climbed the ribbon in 58 seconds which was under the one minute requirement however they did not meet all of the requirements to win.
In the Tether competition the Astroaraneae team sponsored by Aerojet based out of Sacramento came the closet and did very well.
By all accounts the competition was very successful. We'll have a complete report within a few days.
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seems a shame that a team climbed the ribbon within the allocated time yet nothing awarded. Is the fix in or what is going on?
Posted by: john nattress | October 22, 2006 7:29 PM
What about the microwave teams?!? What about team Punkworks?! Did they not even do a run at all!??
Posted by: Nick Bolibruch | October 22, 2006 9:27 PM
In the future, instrumentation and standard will have to play a bigger role if big prize money is being awarded. If I was a member of the University of Saskatchewan team, I would sue.
Posted by: Phillip Huggan | October 23, 2006 11:09 PM