P1: My thoughts on Space Elevators * {{[jump="breaks/index.html"]Simulating a space elevator break}}. * {{[jump="problems/index.html"]Some annoying problems that need to be tackled}}. * {{[jump="center-of-mass/index.html"]Why the Space Elevator's Center of Mass is not at Geosynchronous altitude}} * {{[jump="falling-climbers/index.html"]Climbers letting go of the elevator}} * {{[jump="non-equatorial/index.html"]Off-Equator Space Elevators}} P1: Conferences P2: ISEC 2025, Virtual, September 6-7 2025 I presented a couple of talks (this was way too much work): * {{[jump="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14Ty-2JLjoRNWXfCpXYSUHkrfX71-DWLtMMP4ff7Gqxk/edit?slide=id.p#slide=id.p"]A Review of ERA5 Equatorial Wind Data and Impact on a Space Elevator}}. * {{[jump="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1auSIpznEJmGNAtkVzKTE5DmYj9TnpXiHYSdvqag8tLw/edit?slide=id.p#slide=id.p"]Space Elevator Ribbon Slipping, Buckling and Twisting}}. P2: ISDC 2025, Orlando, June 19-22 2025 * I presented some work on powering a space elevator using mechanical waves. My slides can be found {{[jump="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NnqXJqELEuLWM12T2P36yGUZIrfk6ktIlOicZqiUSxs/edit?slide=id.p#slide=id.p"] here}}. P2: {{[jump="http://sesinstitute.org"] Space Exploration 2005}}, Albuquerque, NM, April 3-6 2005 * {{[jump="SEC2005/index.html"] My notes from the conference}} * I presented a paper on what happens if the space elevator breaks. You can download a preliminary version {{[jump="../publications/FateOfABrokenSpaceElevator.pdf"] here}}, or get my slides from the conference {{[jump="SEC2005/BrokenElevator.ppt"](ppt)}} {{[jump="SEC2005/BrokenElevator.sxi"](sxi - OpenOffice)}} {{[jump="SEC2005/BrokenElevator.pdf"](pdf - no animations)}}. The pictures I took are {{[jump="../pictures/2005/04-SpaceExplorationConference/"] here}}. P2: Third Annual Space Elevator Conference, Washington, DC, June 28-30 2004 * {{[jump="3rd-conference-notes/index.html"] My notes from the Conference}}, and the corresponding {{[jump="http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/06/094208&mode=thread&tid=126&tid=134&tid=160"] Slashdot story}}. * Non-Equatorial Space Elevators, studying the basic equations in the case of uniform-stress tethers, presented at the third space elevator conference. {{[jump="../publications/NonEquatorialUniformStressSpaceElevators.pdf"]My paper}}. {{[jump="3rd-conference-notes/OffEquator-Talk.pdf"]My talk}}. * Exponential Tethers for Accelerated Space Elevator Deployment. How you can build up a space elevator faster if you use exponentially tapered tethers and spooling buildup methods. This was presented at the third space elevator conference. {{[jump="../publications/ExponentialTethers.pdf"]My paper}}. {{[jump="3rd-conference-notes/ExponentialTethers-Talk.pdf"]My talk}}. * {{[jump="http://www.isr.us/Spaceelevatorconference/2004presentations.html"] The ISR website with all the presentations}} P2: Second Annual Space Elevator Conference, Santa-Fe, NM, September 12-15 2003 * {{[jump="conference-notes/index.html"] My notes from the Conference}} * {{[jump="conference-notes/SpaceElevatorDynamics.pdf"]My slides on the Linear Dynamics of the Space Elevator in the Absence of Climbers}} * {{[jump="http://www.isr.us/Spaceelevatorconference/2003presentations.html"] The ISR website with all the presentations}} P1: Papers Many of the space elevator papers can be found online: *{{[jump="http://www.spaceelevator.com/docs"] Documents page at spaceelevator.com.}} *{{[jump="http://www.star-tech-inc.com/spaceelevator.html"] Some of Jerome Pearson's papers.}} P1: Related links * {{[jump="http://www.isr.us/SEHome.asp?m=1"]The ISR Space Elevator website for Dr Bradley Edwards' efforts}} * {{[jump="http://liftport.com"]The Liftport website for Michael Laine's efforts}}, it has a lively {{[jump="http://liftport.com/forum/"]forum}}. * {{[jump="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/space-elevator/"]The Yahoo Groups space-elevator mailing list.}} * {{[jump="http://spaceelevator.com/"]The Space Elevator webpage maintained by Marc Boucher}} * {{[jump="http://www.zadar.net/space-elevator/"]An interesting page on the physics of the Space Elevator.}} * {{[jump="http://liftwatch.org/"]Another webpage that monitors the Space Elevator's progess.}} * {{[jump="http://www.gizmonicsinc.com/elevator"]The Gizmonics Space Elevator page. Lots of cool ideas are being developed here, with great attention to the details.}} * {{[jump="http://www.healthspace.ca/danglingparticiple"]Andy Price's Space Elevator blog.}} * {{[jump="http://www.kestsgeo.com/pages/cobetse.html"]A page by Jim Cline}} that got me thinking about reel-to-reel buildup, and a {{[jump="cline/index.html"]local mirror of it}}. * {{[jump="http://spacel.org"]The Space Elevator Institute, run by Bruce Mackenzie.}} * {{[jump="http://www.robotstore.com/download/Artsutanov_Pravda_SE.pdf"]Roger G. Gilbertson has found the original Space Elevator paper by Artsutanov and had it translated into english}}.