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The @isecdotorg #SpaceElevator conference held in Chicago on 12-13 Aug, is now over.
Attached are photographs of four of the speakers (Mastodon limit, more to follow on a later post).
Key conference content included :
- Welcome, President's Report, Space Elevators 101 … Peter Swan
- Workshop: Dual Space Access Architecture … Jerry Eddy
- Elastically-Driven Tether … Jim Dempsey
- Climber Design … Larry Bartoszek
- Simulation Visualization … Aidan Hurley-Kalici
- Climber-Tether Interface … Dennis Wright
- Rotating Tethers … John Knapman
- NSS Educational Contests, etc … Frances Dellutri
- Workshops
…. Apex Anchor
…. Involving Individuals and Organizations in ISEC … led by Karyn Gleeson
…. Technical workshop on deployment
…. Technical workshop on simulation
- Videos from ‘Academic Challenge’ winners
- Challenges and Open Questions
- Lightning talks (5 minutes each)

Watch out for a full conference report, coming soon.
Photo credits : Sandee Schaeffer

The August-2023 #SpaceElevator (SE) newsletter from @isecdotorg includes :

- A final reminder of our conference in Chicago, August 12-13.

- Our editor on being hands-on with The Moon !

- Our President on how the SE will beat the rocket equation and "Improve Humanity".

- @Adriannxion on how #graphene (tether material front-runner) will also help build homes on The Moon and Mars.

- ISEC on social media, more followers needed here on Mastodon !

- @pteerr on how radiators are essential on the SE Climber, esp beyond GEO, with a link to a 'SpaceDock' YouTube about radiators on real & SF spacecraft.

- @Adriannxion on 'How Ionising Radiation Affects Graphene Super Laminate' (GSL) : 'How is GSL affected by ionising radiation, in particular by gamma radiation ?'

- We repeat the results of the 1st 'Academic Challenge', there were too many errors in the article in the last newsletter !
The 2nd Challenge will be launched next month.

Read all the above + more at https://api.neonemails.com/emails/content/bDyMZvtuzcHDfWthjrJfLGIIWZ7gGg8d7Vtc5NKSAOk=

@Thoreau @amstanley genuine question for any #engineers or planetary mechanical #physics people out there - is a beanstalk #SpaceElevator from the moon theoretically possible, or does the fact that it is tidally locked mean that there is no such thing as a seleno-synchronous orbit which would be problematic? What if it stuck straight out from the middle of the far side with centrifugal force providing tension? (Of course, this would play havoc with the current real world intent to put large radio telescopes on the far side where we are shielded from the electromagnetic noise from Earth, but then if we become capable of beanstalks, that may be less of a problem.) #Science #SciFi

@isecdotorg #SPACEELEVATOR PRESS RELEASE
AUGUST 12-13, CHICAGO : THREE WEEKS TO GO !!
Join us at #ISEC2023, the ultimate gathering for space enthusiasts, physicists, material engineers, space explorers, and the business of space!
Immerse yourself in the top voices of the Space Elevator community and have your say in our breakout sessions. This is your chance to be a part of shaping the future of space exploration!
See the attached for more details, or follow this link to register : https://www.isec.org/conference-registration

The July-2023 #SpaceElevator (SE) newsletter from @isecdotorg (ISEC) is out :

- Our editor on recent SE articles, bemoaning one that calls us 'boffins' !

- Our President Peter Swan discusses 11 'Revolutionary Phrases' .

- Registration is open for our 2023 conference, see https://www.isec.org/conference-registration

- We announce the 'Student Challenge' winners !
1. Henrique Moreira
2. Ryo Kuzuno, Shota Arai, Yukito Kodama & Yuki Furusho
3. Juan Koike, Nanako Doi, Shingo Toyoda & Ryota Yoshimura

We'll soon publish more, but here are shots of the abstracts from their papers.

- 'History Corner' covers launch systems in literature ... did you know that a story of a voyage to The Moon was written in Greek c. 160 AD ?

- @Adriannxion writes on 'Engaging with the Space Industry....' on his trip to Farnborough to give a presentation. He concludes : "There was no hostility or skepticism; the mood was one of excited curiosity. The messaging is getting through!".

Read it all at https://api.neonemails.com/emails/content/tPu8jpLDkh6VwuyTu-8qxjzVJhRUcMRHln7tqIEKMGQ=

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the International Space Elevator Consortium #ISEC2023 #SpaceElevator Conference in downtown Chicago on 12/13 August 2023.

Join us to listen to the top voices in the Space Elevator community.
Topics include the Dual Space Access Architecture and the Apex Anchor, with a number of other presentations on various related topics.

Follow the link for more details and onward links for abstract submission and registration ... https://www.isec.org/events/isec2023

The June-2023 #SpaceElevator (SE) newsletter from @isecdotorg includes ...

- Our editor discusses the #ISEC2023 conference (Chicago, August), be there !

- Dr Pete Swan discusses the inherent efficient of the SE, reminding us of the woeful consequences of the rocket equation.

- We have news that the CALL FOR PROPOSALS is now open. Follow https://www.isec.org/call-for-proposals to propose a presentation, or https://www.isec.org/events/isec2023 for general details. Registration opens very soon.

- We've selected three interns for 2023, with challenging research planned over the next few months.

- We describe the recent articles in the British Interplanetary Society #Spaceflight magazine.

- We remind members that they have access to our Zotero database of technical papers via www.zotero.com. Contact @pteerr for details.

- @Adriannxion discusses the thermal properties of #Graphene Super Laminate, how will it cope with temperatures in space ?

Read all the above and more at https://api.neonemails.com/emails/content/viSxwxdI8rzzOc8bU5hyJ-kHmDuZyvmpHMK5PmgkuT0=

Publication details for my paper in Acta Astronautica are now available : Pages 518-528, Volume 220, September 2023, see https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576523001947?via%3Dihub

Very briefly I show that...

1) to maximize payload to GEO a #SpaceElevator climber should have some form of continuous power supply : solar power is less efficient.

2) climbers should also be of modular design to enable multiple smaller launches per day, being combined to larger assemblies only to enable launch of heavier indivisible payloads.

If you're at #IAC2023 in Baku on October 3rd : be at Technical Session D4.3 at 3pm (led by International Space Elevator Consortium) to hear Part 2 of my work, looking at climber requirements for the onward journey from GEO to Apex and beyond ... they are very different !

Presentation proposals are now being accepted for the @isecdotorg #ISEC2023 #SpaceElevator Conference.

Follow this link for full details ... https://www.isec.org/events/isec2023

... or go direct to https://www.isec.org/call-for-proposals to submit your Proposal.

Supporting papers are not required, but you must be able to present IN PERSON in Chicago on August 12th or 13th.

The #SpaceElevator articles from the June 2023 edition of the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) #SpaceFlight magazine are now available on the @isecdotorg website via the link below, together with an onward link to purchase your full copy of the magazine from BIS.

Article authors include Peter Swan, @Adriannxion, Dennis Wright, John Knapman, Michael Fitzgerald and editor Rob Coppinger.

Thanks to BIS for permission to share the material.

https://www.isec.org/spaceflight-june-2023

Have any #FriendsOfDeSoto already shared this #SpaceElevator page with @BenjaminAhr yet?

https://neal.fun/space-elevator/

This Space Elevator widget is a lot of fun and a great explanation/demonstration.
https://neal.fun/space-elevator/

[Ping @thorne] #SpaceElevator

may contain traces of Captain Lockheed… https://neal.fun/space-elevator/ #SpaceElevator #ElevatorMusic #GoingUp via @microtones

@teledyn @dixonary :awesome: if you're into scrolling I've got something for you https://mastodon.au/@Heliograph/110241376631128110 #spaceElevator

awesome - love it: #SpaceElevator^ https://neal.fun/space-elevator/

Hackaday Links: April 23, 2023 https://hackaday.com/2023/04/23/hackaday-links-april-23-2023/ #rapidunscheduleddisassembly #HackadayColumns #Highspeedcamera #Hackadaylinks #hackadaylinks #spaceelevator #oscilloscope #landtrain #lightning #starship #coldwar #Raptor #SpaceX #RUD

Hackaday Links: April 23, 2023 - Mark it on your calendars, folks — this is the week that the term RUD has entered ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/04/23/hackaday-links-april-23-2023/ #rapidunscheduleddisassembly #hackadaycolumns #highspeedcamera #hackadaylinks #spaceelevator #oscilloscope #landtrain #lightning #starship #coldwar #raptor #spacex #rud

The #SpaceElevator paper I presented at IAC2022 in Paris last year has been revised, peer reviewed and accepted for publication.
My main conclusion is to challenge the paradigm of a single daily solar-powered climber departure each day, multiple smaller continuous-power climbers would carry more daily payload for the same tether loading.
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1gywpLWHG3i1R

An illustrated tour of the skies in an #space #elevator
A long scroll through the skies gives you a sense of elevation up until you leave #Earth. See how high birds fly, where the wild yak resides, and who was the first person to break the sound barrier in a free fall.
https://neal.fun/space-elevator/
#spaceelevator