Comments on: Get Ready for the 2008 Space Elevator Challenge http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:14:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kent T http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-33623 Kent T Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:10:53 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/#comment-33623 http://www.lasermotive.com/blog/ http://www.lasermotive.com/blog/

]]> By: Kent T http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-33622 Kent T Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:09:03 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/#comment-33622 Has much fun has this is,,,and has been to work on..The spaceward foundation has yet to make a commitment to a locatation for the competetion..has it stands now,,we are looking at late feb to early march..And the location I think,,(if it doesnt keep changing) will be the space shuttle sight in florda,,Nasa's back yard...Still going to be fun to watch.. Lesor Motive Has much fun has this is,,,and has been to work on..The spaceward foundation has yet to make a commitment to a locatation for the competetion..has it stands now,,we are looking at late feb to early march..And the location I think,,(if it doesnt keep changing) will be the space shuttle sight in florda,,Nasa's back yard…Still going to be fun to watch..

Lesor Motive

]]> By: Michael Halabi Jr. http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-15313 Michael Halabi Jr. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:22:51 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/#comment-15313 hello i am quite interested in learning much more in this area. Please if possible send back other related info. hello i am quite interested in learning much more in this area. Please if possible send back other related info.

]]> By: 太空電梯競賽 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-9261 太空電梯競賽 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:24:08 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/#comment-9261 [...] 1 km 的桿��立起來��簡單，在 Universe Today 是有概念圖，也許是今年�月就會出�。但 100,000 km [...]

[...] 1 km 的桿��立起來��簡單，在 Universe Today 是有概念圖，也許是今年�月就會出�。但 100,000 km [...]

]]> By: Steven Spray http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-8800 Steven Spray Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:41:34 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/#comment-8800 Just for interest sake, Mark Boucher with a "k" in the name is the wicket keeper for the South African cricket team. Just for interest sake, Mark Boucher with a "k" in the name is the wicket keeper for the South African cricket team.

]]> By: minorwork http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-8495 minorwork Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:48:15 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/#comment-8495 That would be a mighty tall lightnin' rod, eh? Would the electric potential difference be somewhat problematic, especially with a carbon nanotube rope? That would be a mighty tall lightnin' rod, eh? Would the electric potential difference be somewhat problematic, especially with a carbon nanotube rope?

]]> By: Callum Hughes http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-8454 Callum Hughes Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:43:23 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/#comment-8454 In my high school I teamed up with my friends and created a website that demonstrated alternative space travel techniques. To understand the general basics of how beaming technology works go to www.cosmiccommanders.com In my high school I teamed up with my friends and created a website that demonstrated alternative space travel techniques. To understand the general basics of how beaming technology works go to http://www.cosmiccommanders.com

]]> By: Rick Williams http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-8334 Rick Williams Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:07:07 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/#comment-8334 Modest estimates put a working space elevator at about $5 billion for a simple system. Too expensive for us to do... yet we spend more than that in hip-hop ringtones for our wireless phones. Modest estimates put a working space elevator at about $5 billion for a simple system. Too expensive for us to do… yet we spend more than that in hip-hop ringtones for our wireless phones.

]]> By: John Mendenhall http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-8326 John Mendenhall Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:30:18 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/18/get-ready-for-the-2008-space-elevator-challenge/#comment-8326 It's a start, especially since I didn't expect to see serious work on this in my lifetime. Now, about the cables . . . It's a start, especially since I didn't expect to see serious work on this in my lifetime. Now, about the cables . . .

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