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Author : Stanley A. Widney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (55 download)
Download or read book Elevator to the Moon written by Stanley A. Widney and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of elevator boy Willie Ploop and his trip to the moon.
Author : Stanley A Widney
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781013803116
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Elevator to the Moon written by Stanley A Widney and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Bradley C. Edwards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Space Elevator written by Bradley C. Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors take the reader through the history of the concept, technical design and economic practicalities of building an elevator to space, and, ultimately, the implications of what such a low cost transportation system would mean to society. Based on three years of NASA-funded studies and written for the technically literate layperson, Edwards and Westling discuss the recent technological advances that now make the space elevator feasible. They conclude by addressing the effects that the space elevator could have on mankind's future from communications and energy to colonizing space.
Author : Linda Phillips
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (56 download)
Download or read book A Space Elevator on the Moon written by Linda Phillips and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We're returning to the Moon... using rockets. Yet setting up a space elevator on the Moon is easier than doing the same on Earth, thanks to the low gravity of the Moon. A ribbon doesn't need to orbit the Moon, unlike Earth. The pull of Earth's gravity means we can hang a ribbon "down" towards Earth, a ribbon that could stretch halfway to Earth. So, when will it happen? Will it be the USA that constructs it, or China?The concept of a Space Elevator started over a century ago but started to move from science fiction to reality in the 1990s with the promising advent of a super strong material, carbon nanotubes, that theoretically had the strength to build a ribbon into space.NASA started investigating the concept which led to the publication of the first detailed analysis of whether it was possible, written by Dr Brad Edwards, in a NIAC paper.Early excitement of an immediate breakthrough, maybe even constructing one by 2010, gave way to the reality of producing carbon nanotubes of the required strength, outside the laboratory, in commercial quantities. As I write, in 2020, we are still awaiting this breakthrough and the project has moved back to the late 20s, maybe the 2030s or 2040s.But it will happen, and when it does, it will replace rockets as the easier and cheaper way to leave Earth, opening up space travel the way airplanes opened up world travel.This series examines the technical aspects and how it will be deployed.In book five we set out the current plans for a return to the Moon, then look at how the use of a space elevator on the Moon changes the dynamics and makes Moon colonies a practical advance.The related book by Linda Phillips, "Back to the Moon", details the existing rocket based activity to return to the Moon and what will happen in the period prior to the deployment of a space elevator.
Author : William R. Forstchen
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765334380
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)
Download or read book Pillar to the Sky written by William R. Forstchen and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A towering epic to rank with Douglas Preston's Blasphemy and Michael Crichton's Prey... Pandemic drought, skyrocketing oil prices, dwindling energy supplies and wars of water scarcity threaten the planet. Only four people can prevent global chaos. Gary Morgan--a brilliant, renegade scientist is pilloried by the scientific community for his belief in a space elevator: a pillar to the sky, which he believes will make space flight fast, simple and affordable. Eva Morgan--a brilliant and beautiful scientist of Ukrainian descent, she has had a lifelong obsession to build a pillar to the sky, a vertiginous tower which would mine the power of the sun and supply humanity with cheap, limitless energy forever. Gunther Rothenberg--the ancient but revered rocket-scientist who labored at Peenemunda with von Braun to create the first rockets and continued on to build those of today. A legend, he has mentored Gary and Natalia for two decades, nurturing and encouraging their transcendent vision. Franklin Smith--the eccentric Silicon Valley billionaire who will champion their cause, wage war with Congress and government bureaucracy and most important, finance their herculean undertaking. This journey to the stars will not be easy--a tumultuous struggle filled with violence and heroism, love and death, spellbinding beauty and heartbreaking betrayal. The stakes could not be higher. Humanity's salvation will hang in the balance"--
Author : Charles Radley
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783319664866
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (648 download)
Download or read book The Lunar Elevator written by Charles Radley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book in our subseries called New Space Ventures discusses the advantages of building a lunar elevator and how it would afford access to some of the resources the Moon has to offer. We could potentially reduce poverty and improve Earth's environment using such a technology. Human civilization could more easily expand to Earth orbit or the Moon, and perhaps beyond. The book sets out the road map of how this could be achieved. The lunar elevator is a long tether anchored on the Moon, with the other end free and hanging towards Earth. Such a tether can now be built at a relatively low cost using commercially available materials such as Zylon, Dyneema or M5. This first generation lunar elevator will be able to deliver payloads to the lunar surface, each weighing 100 kg, and retrieve the same amount of material from the lunar surface. The alternative of using chemical rockets to soft land on the Moon [or return material] is prohibitively expensive. The critical shortage of helium-3, which sells for $1 million per ounce on the market, could be resolved by transporting it from the Moon with the elevator. The lunar elevator can also transport oxygen from the Moon to low Earth orbit, where it can refuel tugs to take satellites from LEO to GEO, a significant revenue source.
Author : Philip Ragan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781430300069
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Leaving the Planet by Space Elevator written by Philip Ragan and published by . This book was released on 2006-10-07 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy guide to the most exciting development in space travel since the rocket. Stripped of the technical jargon, this is a laymans guide to the breathtaking developments surrounding the space elevator: a plan to string a 100,000 km from Earth to space, revolutionising space access.
Author : Wilford Lee Orme
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781075479083
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Elevator to the Moon written by Wilford Lee Orme and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Elevator to the Moon" was inspired by the Guster song ("Satellite.") The story centers around an aerospace engineer Jamison. When Jamison walks to his mailbox, out of the sky, shooting down onto his side walk, is a package from the Moon. When his mysterious neighbor takes notice, Jamison believes this may belong to the neighbor. When he does some deep investigating, he discovers that his neighbor may have left behind a family on the moon. This was one mission that had been hushed for specific reasons and Jamison wants to discover why.
Author : Michel van Pelt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387765565
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)
Download or read book Space Tethers and Space Elevators written by Michel van Pelt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-12 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michel van Pelt explains for the first time the principle of space tethers: what they are and how they can be used in space. He introduces non-technical space enthusiasts to the various possibilities and feasibility of space tethers including the technological challenges and potential benefits. He illustrates how, because of their inherent simplicity, space tethers have the potential to make space travel much cheaper, while ongoing advances in tether material technology may make even seemingly far-fetched ideas a reality in the not too distant future.
Author : Minh Lê
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1368061745
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)
Download or read book Lift written by Minh Lê and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning and bestselling creators of Drawn Together comes the fantastic tale of a magical elevator that will lift your spirits--and press all the right buttons! Iris loves to push the elevator buttons in her apartment building, but when it's time to share the fun with a new member of the family, she's pretty put out. That is, until the sudden appearance of a mysterious new button opens up entire realms of possibility, places where she can escape and explore on her own. But when she's forced to choose between going at it alone or letting her little brother tag along, Iris finds that sharing a discovery with the people you love can be the most wonderful experience of all. Using their dynamic comics-inspired storytelling, acclaimed author Minh Lê and Caldecott Medal-winning artist Dan Santat carry readers on a journey of ups, downs, and twists and turns that will send hearts--and imaginations--soaring. *"Beautiful" ---School Library Journal, starred review *"Dazzling"---Publishers Weekly, starred review *"Delightful"---School Library Connection, starred review *"Immersive"---Booklist, starred review *"Inspired"---Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101652969
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-08-16 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket's back for another adventure. When the giant elevator picks up speed, Charlie, Willy Wonka, and the gang are sent hurtling through space and time. Visiting the world’' first space hotel, battling the dreaded Vermicious Knids, and saving the world are only a few stops along this remarkable, intergalactic joyride.
Author : Peter Swan
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 035993496X
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (599 download)
Download or read book Today's Space Elevator written by Peter Swan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-09-22 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last year, the International Space Elevator Consortium assessed that basic technological needs can be met with current capabilities: and, each segment of the Space Elevator Transportation System is ready for engineering validation. Because of the availability of a new material as a potential Space Elevator tether, the community strongly believes that a Space Elevator will be initiated in the near term. Included in the book is a series of appendices that are tremendous references to the status of the space elevator today. Included are a lexicon of space elevator terms, over 750 references in the bibliography, short descriptions of eight ISEC year-long studies and two IAA 4-year studies on space elevators, as well as a summary of over 20 Architectural Notes covering the development of space elevator technologies.
Author : David Raitt
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365806715
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (658 download)
Download or read book Space Elevators: A History written by David Raitt and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the editorship of David Raitt, this timely book brings together for the first time the record of people, places, developments and activities, in fiction and in fact, of the space elevator - a 100,000 km long, meter wide, ribbon reaching up from the Earth and into space along which robotic climbers that will travel to bring payloads into orbit at a fraction of the price of rocket launches. The chapters in the book cover the early pioneers who dreamt up the concept initially some 120 years ago; the work of modern day scientists and engineers who have developed the concept into doable plans; how the concept has been portrayed in novels, films and art; the conferences at which interested people could present and discuss their work and ideas; the global community that has grown up around space elevators and the competition challenges that have been held; and what the future may hold.
Author : Michael J. Laine
Publisher : Meisha Merlin Pub
ISBN 13 : 1592221092
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (922 download)
Download or read book Liftport written by Michael J. Laine and published by Meisha Merlin Pub. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is organized into two main sections. The first section is non-fiction and covers the basic technical, financial, legal, social and political requirements of the system. Each section is written by an expert in the field and the reader is encouraged to visit any website links they provide in their attached biographies. The second section is composed of several science fiction stories outlining the possibilities and implications of Space Elevator construction for the whole world. After reading this book, LiftPort would just like you to be aware that there are many ways to continue your journey and get involved with the Space Elevator project.
Author : NASA
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781410225511
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (255 download)
Download or read book Space Elevators written by NASA and published by . This book was released on 2006-03-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a space elevator? A space elevator is a physical connection from the surface of the Earth to a geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) above the Earth .35,786 km in altitude. Its center of mass is at the geostationary point such that it has a 24-hr orbit and stays over the same point above the equator as the Earth rotates on its axis. The vision is that a space elevator would be utilized as a transportation and utility system for moving people, payloads, power, and gases between the surface of the Earth and space. It makes the physical connection from Earth to space in the same way a bridge connects two cities across a body of water. The Earth to GEO space elevator is not feasible today, but could be an important concept for the future development of space in the latter part of the 21st century. It has the potential to provide mass transportation to space in the same way highways, railroads, power lines, and pipelines provide mass transportation across the Earth's surface. The low energy requirements for moving payloads up and down the elevator could make it possible to achieve cost to orbit
Author : Travis S. Taylor
Publisher : Baen Books
ISBN 13 : 162579598X
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (257 download)
Download or read book Moon Beam written by Travis S. Taylor and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STAY ALIVE ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON What happens when you get the one thing you wanted most in life? Lonely 16-year-old farm girl Barbara Winton has been following one reality show for years. Then in an instant she goes from fangirl to participant when the call comes from Dr. Keegan Bright: She’s been selected out of a horde of applicants to join him on the Moon. She’ll be one of his Bright Sparks, six students with expertise in STEM and plenty of their own ingenuity chosen to work with Dr. Bright and given big responsibilities to undertake new projects important to the growth of the colony. Her first task? Build a radar telescope using an entire crater on the far side of the Moon. But Barbara soon learns that life on a burgeoning frontier outpost like the Moon is a far cry from safe, civilized Earth. The loner from farm country must find a way to weld a functional team out of fiercely independent thinkers. Not only are they a bit trickier to work with than farm robots, not only is the working environment incredibly dangerous—she also has to perform this miracle in front of millions of fans. . . . Lexile Score: 770 At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). Praise for the work of Jody Lynn Nye: "Infused with humor to keep you entertained and action to make you turn the pages."—Kirkus on Jody Lynn Nye’s Rhythm of the Imperium “I thoroughly enjoyed it, the plot, the settlement, the whole nine yards, and especially the twitch of humor at odd moments...a book I can thoroughly recommend.” —Anne McCaffrey “An unusual story well‑told, with characters it's a real pleasure to spend time with.” —David Drake "[An] innovative take on the well‑loved theme of fairies and dangerous wishes." —Publishers Weekly on Wishing on a Star by Jody Lynn Nye and Angelina Adams About Travis S. Taylor: “[E]xplodes with inventive action.—Publishers Weekly on Travis S. Taylor’s The Quantum Connection. “[Warp Speed] reads like Doc Smith writing Robert Ludlum. . .You won’t want to put it down”—John Ringo
Author : Umesh Ramakrishnan
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781591842255
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (422 download)
Download or read book There's No Elevator to the Top written by Umesh Ramakrishnan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Would you like to have a series of lunch dates with the world's top CEOs? A chance to pick the brains of the people who run Aetna, Cadbury Schweppes, Coca-Cola, Charles Schwab, Starbucks, Dell, Fidelity, NCR, and dozens of other companies? You probably can't get that kind of access to leading C-suite executives, but Umesh Ramakrishnan can - and he shares what they told him in this unique book."--BOOK JACKET.
