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|Full review and independent assessment of lunar base proposal || Viability, issues, business or other rational for doing this. | |Full review and independent assessment of lunar base proposal || Viability, issues, business or other rational for doing this.|| | ||
*[[Lunar_proposal.odt| Lunar base proposal by Edwards et.al.]] | |||
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|Full review of Solar Power Satellite concept || Realistically do we need SSP? If so review and evaluate Kellum's work. Categorize potential sponsors for such a system - Japan, British Petroleum,..., also is manned presence required if so evaluate geostation viability | |Full review of Solar Power Satellite concept || Realistically do we need SSP? If so review and evaluate Kellum's work. Categorize potential sponsors for such a system - Japan, British Petroleum,..., also is manned presence required if so evaluate geostation viability|| | ||
*[[put Kellum's file here| SSP economics by Kellum]] | |||
*[[TBD| General SSP concept by ESA]] | |||
*[[TBD| General SSP concept by NASA]] | |||
*[[TBD| General SSP concept by the Japanese]] | |||
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|Evaluate tourism potential || Based on current space tourism studies, what is the best business case for tourism with the space elevator - 8 hour trips to LEO, 24 hour trips to LEO, 3 week trips to a GEO station,...? | |Evaluate tourism potential || Based on current space tourism studies, what is the best business case for tourism with the space elevator - 8 hour trips to LEO, 24 hour trips to LEO, 3 week trips to a GEO station,...? || | ||
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|Evaluate long-term economic impact of a space elevator for investor/owner || How rich do owners become in various scenarios, how would an elevator affect the builder's economy (U.S., Japan, Germany, Korea, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, ...) | |Evaluate long-term economic impact of a space elevator for investor/owner || How rich do owners become in various scenarios, how would an elevator affect the builder's economy (U.S., Japan, Germany, Korea, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, ...) || | ||
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Revision as of 22:35, 12 July 2008
Applications
Justification for construction of the space elevator is critical - to reason to build it and it won't be built. To this end, well defined applications are absolutely critical.
| Application | Status |
| Solar Power Satellites | Air Force write up, images, Mervin report |
| Lunar Base | proposal |
| Mars Elevator / Base | [Martian_Elevator.odt write-up] [Mars_cable.aoi 3d_Design] |
| Asteroid Elevator | [Asteroid_Elevator.odt Write-up] |
| Geostation | [InflatStation.odt write_up] |
| Tourism | [ASCENTFinalReport_V1.pdf Futron1] [ASCENTFinalReport_V2.pdf Futron2] |
| Military | NSA White paper |
Status
The climber has the most engineering work that needs to be done and the most opportunity for individuals and groups to get directly involved.
Work Needed
| Item | Notes | Completed and Ongoing Efforts |
| Full review and independent assessment of lunar base proposal | Viability, issues, business or other rational for doing this. | |
| Full review of Solar Power Satellite concept | Realistically do we need SSP? If so review and evaluate Kellum's work. Categorize potential sponsors for such a system - Japan, British Petroleum,..., also is manned presence required if so evaluate geostation viability | |
| Evaluate tourism potential | Based on current space tourism studies, what is the best business case for tourism with the space elevator - 8 hour trips to LEO, 24 hour trips to LEO, 3 week trips to a GEO station,...? | |
| Evaluate long-term economic impact of a space elevator for investor/owner | How rich do owners become in various scenarios, how would an elevator affect the builder's economy (U.S., Japan, Germany, Korea, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, ...) |
