1. Alan Kaylor Cline November 5, 2009
An Elevator
to Outer Space
Alan Kaylor Cline
November 5, 2009

2. What is a “space elevator”?
What’s this mean?
What is a “space elevator”? 2

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4. What’s the motivation?
Why do this? 4

5. What are the technical problems?
Strength of cable
Aiming of lasers
Avoiding satellites and space junk 5

6. What are other problems?
Cost
Terrorism
Dangers 6

7. A 2007 NOVA clip on a space elevator

8. A 2007 Discovery Channel clip on a space elevator
Discovery Channel space elevator clip 8

9. Yesterday
Nov 4 Lasermotive Attempt 9

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13. The climbers at each end of the lifter will roll up the ribbon
at a rate of about 200 mph. 13

14. The climbers at each end of the lifter will roll up the ribbon
at a rate of about 200 mph. 14

15. The “counterweight” at the top15

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18. The space elevator ribbon will be anchored to a mobile platform
in the equatorial Pacific 18

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