How to Gain Interest from the New Generation for The Space Elevator Concept
- Paper number
IAC-05-D4.P.03
- Author
Mr. Paul Nelson, United States
- Year
2005
- Abstract
The concept of an Earth Space Elevator is that there would be a 62,000 Mile long Carbon Nanotube Composite cable from a mobile ocean-going anchor off of the coast of Ecuador connected to a counterweight that is in a constant geosynchronous orbit in space. Robotic climbers would be used to get up and down the cable. These climbers would be able to grip the cable and therefore have the ability to go up and down the cable whenever necessary. This is a relatively new topic in the area of realistic science concepts, and was merely science fiction not too long ago. The Space Elevator Concept has only been put into the spotlight largely in the last five years due to the work of Dr. Bradley Edwards of Carbon Designs Inc. Getting this concept to be accepted by society will be a difficult task. In order to find out the best way of integrating it into society, I will conduct a survey at my high school. It will include such topics as the naming of "The Space Elevator," and how best to get the up and coming generation to become interested in the idea. This paper will show and discuss how best to use them to further the Space Elevator Concept.
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