rootbrowseIAC-08D4session 11. Space Elevator System InfrastructuresPapers1. Why we need an elevator to space! - NASA’s beam power and tether challenge as facilitators for the development of a potential “green”, low cost and safer transport to space2. Status Quo on Space Elevator Tether Development as Highlighted by the NASA Tether Challenge at the Spaceward Games.3. REDEFINING THE LAUNCH INDUSTRY: HIGH-MAGNITUDE ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPULSION4. What if ? Space Solar Power was Enabled by Space Elevators5. sling-on-a-ring: a realizable space elevator to leo?6. ELEVATOR TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN MARS & IT’S MOONS7. Cost Effective Disposal of Geosynchronous Satellites by Means of Tethers8. Survey of GEO Debris Removal Concepts9. Space Debris & Space Elevator