The subject selected for this 2013 study is the Space Elevator Tether Climber. The objective of the one year study was to survey current concepts and technologies related to tether climbers, identify critical issues, questions, and concerns, assess their impact on the development of space elevators, and project towards the future. The following are a few of the conclusions:* The study used the concept of "constant power" as a baseline because of its ability to lower design requirements on the tether climber.* The mass breakout of 6 MT for a climber and 14 MT for customer payloads seems feasible. The estimate is that with a travel time of one week to GEO seven tether climbers can be on a tether simultaneously.* The communication architecture should be integrated into the space elevator infrastructure and nodal layout.* Solar power, as the sole source, appears achievable.* The use of laser power as the sole source also seems achievable.

Design Considerations for Space Elevator Tether Climbers

Engineering & Transportation

Swan, Peter

Swan, Cathy

Penny, Robert "Skip"

Knapman, John

Glaskowsky, Peter

Engineering

lulu.com

This history of Safsp is dedicated to all those men and women who fought the Cold War, in silence - from above. No organization is better at gathering overhead intelligence than the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (Nro). Today's Nro grew out of 3 organizations: Af, Cia, and Navy. The Af office for satellite reconnaissance was called the Secretary of Air Force's Office of Special Projects [Safsp]. This monograph describes the birth of Air Force satellite reconnaissance. When Safsp was created in response to Presidential recognition of a national imperative, 4 tenets captured the sense of urgency: direct access to national leadership, covert management/operations, highest national priority, and rapid procurement.

Birth of Air Force Satellite Reconnaissance: Facts, Recollections and Reflections

Larned, Rick

History

The study team took on the challenge of expanding the "body of knowledge" pertaining to the Apex and Geosynchronous elements of the Space Elevator. A special effort was made to describe the elements in the context of an entire Space Elevator. The report complements and expands earlier Isec Space Elevator reports on the Climber, Operations Concept, Architectures &amp; Roadmaps, and Earth Port. To do so, we have established; 1. A robust set of definitions within the Geosynchronous and Apex Regions, and 2. The Strategic Approach to Architectural Development of a Space Elevator

Design Considerations for the Space Elevator Apex Anchor and Geo Node

Your guide to preparation for an underwater photo safari. The Step Zero process helps you understand the basics of.. where to go? how to go? and, who to go with? This book is to help with the very real problem of how to go about refining your thoughts int

Step Zero: Getting Started on a SCUBA Photo Trip: Getting Started on a SCUBA Photo Trip

Adams, Dennis

Travel

Lulu Press, Inc.

Rick Conwright, fired from his job as an investigative journalist for stepping on too many influential toes, has started over as a private investigator. He did not know his new brother-in-law, Vince Langlow, all that well. But when the prominent Portland business leader and his Lexus suddenly vanish, Rick's sister implores him to find her husband. Rick discovers that Vince, sitting on a charitable Board, had recently confronted the charity's business manager concerning his probable embezzlement. And then there is the angry former employee who is off his meds and blames Vince for losing his job. Just as Rick is convinced those suspects could not be responsible for Vince's disappearance, a ransom note is delivered. Thus starts an elaborate hoax that forces payment of $100,000 to two sophisticated con artists. By the time Rick and the police realize that these men never had Vince, the cons are gone. The police start investigating the scam, but now Rick must work even faster to make up lost time. Rick digs into Vince's murky past, and discovers a web of persons who had been involved in a long-discontinued mining operation. But these former associates of the missing man all have reasons for wanting the past to remain buried. Unable to convince the police that this is more than a missing-person case, Rick travels to the British Columbia wilderness. There, he checks out the old mine and hunts for persons who might remember the mining operation and Vince and his partners. From there, the trail leads him to a foundry in California's Mother Lode country. His race against time fills in a picture of two untimely deaths and a secret trust coupled with greed, obsession, and vengeance. Along the way, Rick works with a police detective whose career he once saved in his days as a journalist. He encounters a minor Portland underworld figure with a haunting secret, but a redeemable soul. Rick also has to confront - and gain the trust of -- the operator of a chop

Past Due

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Outskirts Press

With a reputation as a hard player who lived a hard life, Swan's football days were littered with bizarre twists and turns. Before the Autoglass Trophy final at Wembley in 1993, he partied until dawn, staggered out onto the pitch, and was named Man of the Match. Nine days later, he followed the rules and went to bed early in preparation for the Division Two play-off final—and ended up getting sent off as his side was defeated by West Bromwich Albion. While at Plymouth, Swan suffered a terrible time—shunned by fellow players, despised by supporters, and living alone in a haunted house. And during his time at Port Vale, he met a young local lad by the name of Robbie Williams. The two soon became firm friends and incorrigible drink partners—with often hilarious results. But no matter how he partied off the field, he still set himself the highest of standards in his professional life. Falling foul of several managers along the way, he was often in trouble with referees, too, picking up 10 red cards and countless bookings. But on the other side of the coin is a caring man who always took time out at his various clubs to visit children in hospital. After retiring in 2000, Swan initially struggled to come to terms with his life outside football, but he has since become a cult figure in Hull, where he now commentates on Hull City's matches. A larger than life character with no regrets, Peter Swan tells the remarkable story of the highs and lows of his 16-year career—from Wembley joy to the chronic knee condition that forced him out of the game and could see him confined to a wheelchair.

Swanny: Confessions of a Lower-League Legend

Biographies & Memoirs

John Blake

Action Science Unit 3: The Flow of Energy

Science & Math

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