Transcript European Space Conference, Luxembourg E u r o p e ’s E n t r i e s to the US Space Elevator.

European Space Conference, Luxembourg
E u r o p e ’s E n t r i e s
to the US Space
Elevator Competition
Courtesy: Marshall Almeida
• The Space Elevator (SE)
• SE Contest: Spaceward, NASA and X PRIZE Cup
• European Entries from Spain and Germany
Markus Klettner – SEI Europe – Barcelona Luxembourg
Space Elevator: Basics
Courtesy: The Space Elevator Visualization Group
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Barcelona - Luxembourg
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Space Elevator: System Overview
 First elevator: 20 ton
capacity (13 ton payload)
 Constructed with existing or
near-term technology
 Cost (US$10B) and
schedule (~15 years)
 Operating costs of
US$250/kg to any Earth
orbit, moon, Mars, Venus,
Asteroids
(Source: Brad Edwards)
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Barcelona - Luxembourg
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Space Elevator: R&D Spin-off
• High-strength structures
• Finite element analysis /Computer simulations
• High-power laser systems
Altitude Rate (m/s)
• Lightweight electric motors
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T ime (hrs)
• Space tether systems
• Space applications
• Climber technology
• Debris tracking technology
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Initial SE Contest at NASA Ames in Oct 2005
Beam Power Challenge: designed by NASA‘s Centennial Challenges
program to promote development of new
SE related power distribution technologies.
7 university teams competed, first technology
demonstration. No winner in 2005
Tether Challenge:
foster the development of super strong
space tether material. The competition
requires a 50% improvement in breaking
force from year to year
Courtesy: Spaceward Foundation
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Barcelona - Luxembourg
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SE Contest 2006: Stakeholders
Introduced and manages the Space Elevator
Games within its „Elevator2010“ program
Awards the prize money of total USD 400.000
for the SE „BeamPower Challenge“ and the
SE „Tether Challenge“
Will host the Space Elevator Games from year
2006 on
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Barcelona - Luxembourg
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X PRIZE Cup will host Space Elevator Contest in 2006
Courtesy: The X PRIZE Foundation, xprizecup 2006 brochure
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Barcelona - Luxembourg
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Beam Power (Climber) Challenge in 2006
Climber competition entries are
rated according to the product
of payload weight and climbing v=1m/s
speed, normalized by the net
climber weight. 2006 target is to
have loads (climber + payload)
of about 50 kg move up a ribbon
at a speed of 1 m/s for about
m=50 kg
1 minute, corresponding to 500
watts of mechanical power.
Courtesy: Spaceward Foundation
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Barcelona - Luxembourg
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European Entries to the Contest
Year 2006
• Barcelona Spain: Team Recens from Technical University
of Catalonia and Catalonian Institute for Space Studies
• Dortmund Germany: Team Weltraumfahrstuhl, Max Born
Berufskolleg
Year 2007
• Barcelona Spain: Team Recens
• Munich, Germany: Team WARR Scientific Workgroup
for Rocketry and Space Flight of German Aerospace Association,
Institute for Astronautics at Technical University Munich
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Barcelona - Luxembourg
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Y2006 Entry from Spain
Technical solution of climber – basic scheme
Auxiliary Battery
HE Beam Source
Solar Panel
Control Circuit
DC Drive System
Super Capacitor
Courtesy: Team Recens
Remote control device
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Barcelona - Luxembourg
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Y2006 Entry from Spain
Lab of team Recens with 2 team
members and partly assembled
climber mock-up
Detail of climber DC drive and
mounted traction wheel
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Barcelona - Luxembourg
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Y2007 Entry from Germany
Scientific Workgroup for Rocketry and Space Flight at Technical
University Munich focuses on modular SE climber design
Courtesy: WARR SE TEAM
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Y2007 Entry from Germany
Members of WARR Space Elevator team and their first dynamic
Space Elevator mock-ups at the Institute of Astronautics in Munich
Courtesy: WARR SE TEAM
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Barcelona - Luxembourg
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Contact
European Space Elevator Initiative
L-8085 Luxembourg-Bertrange
E-08392 Barcelona-Llavaneras
E-mail: [email protected]
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Barcelona - Luxembourg
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