{"id":8933,"date":"2014-10-02T13:58:16","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T17:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=8933"},"modified":"2014-10-03T02:57:30","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T06:57:30","slug":"int-space-elevator-consortium-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=8933","title":{"rendered":"Int. Space Elevator Consortium update"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Int. Space Elevator Consortium<\/a>\u00a0posts the latest update:\u00a0ISEC eNewsletter – September 2014<\/a><\/p>\n

In this issue’s President’s Corner, ISEC President Dr. Peter Swan challenges readers to provide input on why humanity wants and needs a space elevator.\u00a0 We also provide the first entry to this challenge, this from Art Dula of the Heinlein Prize Trust….<\/em><\/p>\n

… This eNewsletter also lets you know about (not one but) two Kickstarter campaigns, aimed at raising money to finalize documentaries about the space elevator – we encourage you to visit the Kickstarter sites and financially support one or both of these worthy campaigns.\u00a0 And, due to popular demand, the ISEC reports are now available in electronic (pdf) format – this eNewsletter shows you how to order your own copies<\/em><\/p>\n

Update<\/strong>: An item in the Wash Post discusses the state of the material science for making tethers capable of implementing a\u00a0space elevator:\u00a0The space elevator: Extreme science fiction that\u2019s still a long way from science fact – The Washington Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Int. Space Elevator Consortium\u00a0posts the latest update:\u00a0ISEC eNewsletter – September 2014 In this issue’s President’s Corner, ISEC President Dr. Peter Swan challenges readers to provide input on why humanity wants and needs a space elevator.\u00a0 We also provide the first entry to this challenge, this from Art Dula of the Heinlein Prize Trust…. … This … Continue reading Int. Space Elevator Consortium update<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-future","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-2k5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7957,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7957","url_meta":{"origin":8933,"position":0},"title":"Space elevator newsletter + Solar sail update + Mars One update","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 27, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The\u00a0International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC)\u00a0has a new edition of this newsletter out today:\u00a0ISEC e-Newsletter - May.2014. 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