Space Elevator Papers, Presentations and Books
Presented here is a list of Space Elevator papers, presentations and nooks. It is a work in progress. Suggestions are welcome. Send an email to spaceelevator@spaceref.com with any additions.
BOOKS
Non-Ficton
– Leaving the Planet by Space Elevator by Philip Ragan and Brad Edwards
– The Space Elevator: A Revolutionary Earth-to-Space Transportation System – Bradley Edwards
– Dynamics of Space Tether Systems (Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol 83) – Vladimir V. Beletsky and Evgenii M. Levin
– Space Tethers and Space Elevators by Michael van Pelt
– Space Elevators: An Assessment of the Technological Feasibility and the Way Forward by Peter Swan
– Space Elevator Systems Architecture by Peter Swan and Cathy Swan
– Running the Line by Brad Edwards and David Raitt
– Non-Rocket Space Launch and Flight, Alexander A. Bolonkin
Fiction
– The Fountains of Paradise – Sir Arthur C. Clarke
– The Web Between The Worlds – Charles Sheffield
PRESENTATIONS
General Presentation for Public Talks
– Download the presentation. (Powerpoint) Provided by Brad Edwards of Carbon Designs Inc.
PAPERS
Other Documents in Chronological Order
(Permission was received from the authors to post their papers here.)
– To the Cosmos by Electric Train
Yuri Artsutanov, Pravda (1960 – Russian and English Translation with original artwork) (Provided by Roger G. Gilbertson of the Robot Store)
– The Space Elevator: ‘Thought Experiment’, or Key to the Universe? (HTML)
Sir Arthur C. Clarke Advances in Earth Oriented Applied Space Technologies. Vol. I, no. 1, 1981, pp. 39-48.
– Hypersonic Airplane Space Tether Orbital Launch System (PDF – 2 MB)
Thomas J. Bogar, Principal Investigator, McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Phase I Study – NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, January 7, 2000.
– The space elevator: an ideal application for the free electron laser (PDF – 732 KB)
Bradley Edwards, Principal Investigator, Eureka Scientific/Institute for Scientific Research, Inc.
– The NIAC Space Elevator Program (PDF – 521 KB)
Bradley Edwards, Principal Investigator, Eureka Scientific/Institute for Scientific Research, Inc
– The Space Elevator (PDF – 16 MB)
Bradley Edwards, Principal Investigator, Eureka Scientific.
Phase I Study – NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, Report June, 2000.
– Space Elevators – An Advanced Earth-Space Infrastructure for the New Millennium (PDF – 5 MB)
Compiled by D.V. Smitherman, Jr.
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, August 2000.
– Moon & Mars Orbiting Spinning Tether Transport (MMOSTT) (PDF – 13.8 MB)
Robert Hoyt, Principal Investigator, Tethers Unlimited, Inc.
Phase II Study – NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, Final Report – August 31, 2001.
– Space Transport Development using Orbital Debris (PDF – 600 KB)
Joseph A. Carroll, Principal Investigator, Tether Applications, Inc.
Phase I Study – NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, December 2, 2002.
– The Space Elevator (PDF – 2.8 MB)
Bradley Edwards, Principal Investigator, Eureka Scientific. Phase II Study – NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, Final Report – March 1, 2003.
International Astronautical Congress 2004, October 4-8, Vancouver, Canada
Session IAA-3.8.2
– The Space Elevator Development Program, Dr. Brad Edwards, Carbon Designs, Inc. (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.2.01)
– Tethers as Far Mission Descent-Return Tools, Dr. Radu D. Rugescu, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.2.04)
– Disposal of Geosynchronous Satellites by Earth-Oriented Tethers, V. A. Chobotov, The Aerospace Corporation, (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.2.05)
– Design of a High-Tension Elastically Deforming Space Tether Deployer, Bas Lansdorp, Delft University of Technology, (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.2.08)
– Space Elevator Base Leg Architecture, Dr. Peter A. Swan, Teaching Science and Technology, Inc. (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.2.09)
– On the Performance of a Motorized Tether Using a Ballistic Launch Method, David J. McKenzie, University of Glasgow, (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.2.10)
Session IAA-3.8.2
– The Space Elevator and NASA’s New Space Initiave, Dr. Brad Edwards, Carbon Designs, Inc. (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.3.01)
– Technology Development and Demonstration Concepts for the Space Elavator, David V. Smitherman, Jr, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.3.02)
– Lunar Transportation Scenarios Utilizing the Space Elevator, Kilian A. Engel, Technical University of Munich (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.3.04)
– Space Elevator Systems Level Analysis, Bryan Laubscher, Los Alamos National Laboratory (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.3.05)
– Safe Space Elevator – An Expectation to be Met Through a System Architecture Approach, Dr. Peter A. Swan, Teaching Science and Technology, Inc. (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.3.06)
– The Lunar Space Elevator, Jerome Pearson, STAR Inc. (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.3.07)
– The Space Elevator: Economics and Applications, Dr. David Raitt, European Space Agency – ESTEC (Session IAC-04-IAA.3.8.3.09)
International Astronautical Congress 2005, Fukuoka, Japan
– How to Gain Interest from the New Generation for the Space Elevator Concept (MS Word Doc), Paul Nelson
International Astronautical Congress 2010, Prague, Czech Republic
– PRELIMINARY SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SPACE TOILET ON THE SPACE TRAIN, Akira Tsuchida
– TETHER ASSISTED NEAR EARTH OBJECT (NEO) DIVERSION, M.J. Mashayekhi
– LIGHT AND STRONG CNT FIBER SPUN WITH CNT WEB, M. Okada
– THE EFFECT OF DISTURBANCES ON SPACE ELEVATOR DYNAMICS WITH FLEXIBILITY, Ryotaro Ohkawa
– NUMERICAL DYNAMICS AND STABILITY STUDY FOR TWIN TETHERED OBJECTS, Prof. Radu Rugescu
– GEOSTATIONARY STATION KEEPING CONTROL OF A SPACE ELEVATOR DURING INITIAL CABLE DEPLOYMENT, N. Takeichi
– SPACE ELEVATOR ROAD MAP 2010, Akira Tsuchida
– COMFORTABLENESS IN SPACE ELEVATOR | PHYSIOLOGICAL CHALLENGE, Prof. Satoshi Iwase
– First Space Elevator: on the Moon, Mars or the Earth?, Peter A. Swan, Ph.D.
