Space elevator newsletter + Solar sail update + Mars One update

The International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC) has a new edition of this newsletter out today: ISEC e-Newsletter – May.2014.

In this issue’s President’s Corner, ISEC President Dr. Peter Swan talks about the importance of Involvement – getting active with ISEC and Space Elevator activities.  ISEC has many activities ongoing and we can always use volunteers.  If you are interested, please email Dr. Swan at pete.swan@isec.org.

Also in this issue, we announce the release of the latest ISEC study; this on Design Considerations for Space Elevator Tether Climbers.  The latest in a series of these studies, this one concentrates on how a Tether Climber might operate and is a “must-read” for all those who take an active interest in space elevator technologies.

Dr. Swan also represented ISEC at the recent NSS/ISDC Conference in Los Angeles – more details are shown elsewhere in this eNewsletter.

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Here’s a status report on solar sail projects such as the Sunjammer Mission (to launch in 2015) : Are Solar Sails the Future of Space Travel? – Space.com

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And here is the latest Mars One newsletter: Mars One Astronaut Selection Process: The Next Steps