Space Elevator
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Space elevator in 15 years?
Space elevator in 15 years?
06/26/2004 07:29 AMUSA Today Jun 26 2004 12:07PM GMT
Space Elevator Update
Space Elevator Update
04/09/2005 10:52 PMThe Space Elevator - Public or Private?
The Space Elevator - Public or Private?
09/21/2004 01:09 PMScientist envisions space elevator
Scientist envisions space elevator
06/29/2004 01:37 PMSympatico Jun 29 2004 4:59PM GMT
Space Elevator Prizes Proposed
Space Elevator Prizes Proposed
08/28/2004 07:49 AMScientist Sees Space Elevator in 15
Years (AP)
Scientist Sees Space Elevator in 15
Years (AP)
06/25/2004 05:30 PMAP - President Bush wants to return to the moon and put a man on Mars.
But scientist Bradley C. Edwards has an idea that's really out of this
world: an elevator that climbs 62,000 miles into space.
Notes From 3rd Annual Space Elevator
Conference
Notes From 3rd Annual Space Elevator
Conference
07/06/2004 06:29 AMSlashdot Jul 6 2004 10:30AM GMT
Scientist Sees Space Elevator in 15
Years
Scientist Sees Space Elevator in 15
Years
06/25/2004 08:27 PMYahoo! News - Scientist Sees Space
Elevator in 15 Years
Yahoo! News - Scientist Sees Space
Elevator in 15 Years
06/26/2004 04:33 AMYahoo! News: Scientist Sees Space Elevator in 15 Years .. Which floor
please?
news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=624&u=/ap/20040625/ap_on_
sc/space_elevator_3&printer=1
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Elevator:2010
Elevator:2010
09/06/2004 11:15 PMElevator 2010:
Move over XPrize, Elevator:2010
is here. They're offering $50,000 to the best "climber" prototype,
with a couple of other contests for some other pieces of the
puzzle.
We firmly believe that the set of technologies that underlie the
infinite promise of the Space Elevator can be demonstrated, or proven
infeasible, within a 5 year time-frame.
And hence our name. Elevator:2010. we promise to get an answer for
you by then.
We've talked about space
elevators before, and we weren't too optimistic about them.
Via Metafilter.
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Elevator Simulator
Elevator Simulator
05/23/2004 03:04 PMElevatorSim 0.2 Released
Kay in the elevator [Flickr]
Kay in the elevator [Flickr]
02/01/2005 08:45 PMmathowie
posted a photo:
At the library
Me in the elevator [Flickr]
Me in the elevator [Flickr]
02/01/2005 08:45 PMmathowie
posted a photo:
At the library, self-portrait where I held the camera out and
guessed that I was in frame
Deliveryman Stuck in Elevator Four Days
(AP)
Deliveryman Stuck in Elevator Four Days
(AP)
04/05/2005 05:00 PMAP - A deliveryman who vanished after taking Chinese food to a Bronx
apartment complex was found alive Tuesday after apparently spending
four days trapped in an elevator that had become stuck between floors.
Deliveryman Stuck in Elevator for 3 Days
(AP)
Deliveryman Stuck in Elevator for 3 Days
(AP)
04/06/2005 09:46 AMAP - Ming Kuang Chen was written off after vanishing Friday night
while making a delivery for Happy Dragon restaurant at a high-rise
apartment building.
Deliveryman Stuck in Elevator for Days
(AP)
Deliveryman Stuck in Elevator for Days
(AP)
04/05/2005 11:52 PMAP - A deliveryman who vanished after taking Chinese food to a Bronx
high-rise apartment building was found alive Tuesday after apparently
spending more than three days trapped in an elevator that had become
stuck between floors.
Hundreds of Bats Found in Mall Elevator
(AP)
Hundreds of Bats Found in Mall Elevator
(AP)
02/10/2004 04:07 PMAP - Apparently store hours mean little to hundreds of bats that have
flocked to an employee elevator at the back of a shopping mall near
downtown.
Elevator Medium To Launch Internet Ad
Campaign
Elevator Medium To Launch Internet Ad
Campaign
09/09/2004 08:36 AMMedia Post Sep 9 2004 12:59PM GMT
KCC ordered to sell Hyundai Elevator
shares
KCC ordered to sell Hyundai Elevator
shares
02/11/2004 07:54 AMMaekyung Internet Feb 11 2004 12:28PM GMT
After Eight Years, Man Takes Elevator to
Freedom (Reuters)
After Eight Years, Man Takes Elevator to
Freedom (Reuters)
06/18/2004 11:26 AMReuters - A frail 89-year-old
Trinidadian man left his apartment for the first time in eight
years this week after broken elevators in the government-owned
building were finally replaced.
Video Screens to Greet Elevator Riders
Video Screens to Greet Elevator Riders
07/25/2004 08:48 PMAP via Daily Press Jul 26 2004 0:33AM GMT
Student Falls Down Elevator Shaft, Dies
Student Falls Down Elevator Shaft, Dies
12/06/2003 07:57 PMReuters via Wired News Dec 6 2003 6:40PM ET
Delivery Man Stuck in Elevator for 3
Days (Reuters)
Delivery Man Stuck in Elevator for 3
Days (Reuters)
04/06/2005 09:46 AMReuters - A Chinese food delivery man was found
trapped in a broken elevator on Tuesday, more than three days
after he was reported missing, police said.
Hacker law change gets ‘elevator
pitch’ in parliament
Hacker law change gets ‘elevator
pitch’ in parliament
04/06/2005 09:15 AMFamous for 10 minutes
Chinese food deliverator stuck in
elevator for three days
Chinese food deliverator stuck in
elevator for three days
04/06/2005 12:28 AMCory Doctorow:
Pat sez, "One more reason to carry a cell phone. The Chinese Food
delivery guy gets stuck after making his house call in a high rise
elevator in the Bronx. He shouts, he bangs, he rings the emergency
button. The city fathers put on a massive search for him. Three days
later somebody decides to figure out why the elevator isn't working."
Link
(
Thanks, Pat!)
Deliveryman Emerges Safely After 3 Days
Stranded in Elevator
Deliveryman Emerges Safely After 3 Days
Stranded in Elevator
04/05/2005 01:49 PMThe deliveryman, Ming Kuang Chen, 35, was in stable condition and was
being treated for dehydration.
Beyond the Moon: Inside Bush's space
plan (part 2 of 3) | SpaceRef - Your
Space Reference
Beyond the Moon: Inside Bush's space
plan (part 2 of 3) | SpaceRef - Your
Space Reference
01/18/2004 09:16 AMsecond installment up .. more detailed account .. Part 2 ..
2
spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=916
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UP Aerospace, Inc. Slashes Cost-Barrier
to Space by 95% -- Provides Affordable
Space Access to Business and Education
Markets
UP Aerospace, Inc. Slashes Cost-Barrier
to Space by 95% -- Provides Affordable
Space Access to Business and Education
Markets
06/17/2005 06:23 PMUP Aerospace, Inc. (www.upaerospace.com), the world’s only private
company with a fleet of space-flying rockets, has dramatically lowered
the industry’s cost for space access. [PRWEB Jun 7, 2005]
SPACE.com: space news, games,
entertainment and science fiction
SPACE.com: space news, games,
entertainment and science fiction
01/06/2004 04:31 AMSPACE.com: space news, games, entertainment a... SPACE.com: space
news, games, entertainment a... SPACE.com: space news, games,
entertainment a .. Mars Rover success .. .. up there ..
Space
space.com
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International Space Station Crew to
retry Space Walk
International Space Station Crew to
retry Space Walk
06/30/2004 04:49 AMThe 2 Crewmembers of the ISS will attempt for a second time to
repair a circuit breaker to a broken gyroscope. If everything goes as
planned and no further spacesuit problems they will spend approx 6
hours replacing the circuit breaker. [NASA]
Space odyssey The 'father of the
internet' on taking the net into space
Space odyssey The 'father of the
internet' on taking the net into space
09/18/2004 10:13 PMBBC Sep 19 2004 2:33AM GMT
FLASH! Space Ship One makes space
history
FLASH! Space Ship One makes space
history
06/21/2004 12:28 PM“SpaceShipOne has rocketed into the history books to become the
first private manned spacecraft to fly to the edge of space and back.
The craft, built by aviation pioneer Burt Rutan, went over
space’s 100km (62 mile) boundary, said mission control. It was
carried to 50,000ft (15km) by its launcher White Knight at which point
it was unleashed. It fired its rockets to continue its trip.”
The BBC’s servers are being hit hard at the moment - if you
can’t get the story, try again later.
Three and a half-year old SETI@home
project identifies candidate radio
signals from space, heads for Arecibo to
take second look | SpaceRef - Your Space
Reference
Three and a half-year old SETI@home
project identifies candidate radio
signals from space, heads for Arecibo to
take second look | SpaceRef - Your Space
Reference
03/13/2003 10:21 AMthe SETI@home screensaver that crunches data in search of intelligent
signals from space has produced a list of candidate radio sources that
deserve a second look
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Maryland Game Developer Vision
Videogames Receives NASA Space Act
Agreement To Develop Space Station Game
Maryland Game Developer Vision
Videogames Receives NASA Space Act
Agreement To Develop Space Station Game
05/31/2004 01:55 PMVision Videogames of Towson, Maryland received a Space Act Agreement
from The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) earlier
this month to develop their PC/PS2/Xbox game, Space Station:SIM, due
for consumer release this Christmas season. The Space Act Agreement is
a continuation of one received by GRS Games before Vision Videogames
management bought out the company in March 2004. It allows Vision
Videogames a flow of information from, and access to, NASA personnel
so the company can gather information to build their game. “The game
has captured everyone’s imagination. We have individuals and
international agencies including JAXA (The Japanese Space Agency)
volunteering to help us with drawings, science, music – anything you
can imagine,” says company president Bill Mueller. In Space
Station:SIM, the player assumes the roll of the Chief Administrator of
NASA, creating astronaut crewmembers with unique needs, abilities and
personalities while managing their activities and personal
relationships like “The SIMS®”. [PRWEB May 31, 2004]
Astronauts take spacewalk Astronauts
train for space rescue Google doubles
e-mail space The hotel cl
Astronauts take spacewalk Astronauts
train for space rescue Google doubles
e-mail space The hotel cl
04/02/2005 09:19 AMCnews.canoe.ca - Sat Apr 2, 11:57 am GMT
NATURAL
ENTERPRISE -- THE ELEVATOR PITCH
NATURAL
ENTERPRISE -- THE ELEVATOR PITCH
07/02/2004 03:04 PM
 In last week's post on
Assembling
the Team for Natural Enterprise* I promised that I would present
an Elevator
Pitch
for such enterprises. Although this post is too long to deliver in an
elevator ride, it does explain what Natural Enterprise is and why you
might want to set one up or join one.
What is
Natural Enterprise?
A form of self-organized, self-managed, community-based business
partnership in which two or more people agree to make a living
together
as collaborators and peers, to strive to attain what each member needs
to achieve for his or her personal well-being, to accept substantial
responsibility for each other, and to respect and help the community
or
communities in which the enterprise operates. It is 'natural' because
this form of socio-economic activity occurs ubiquitously in
hunter-gatherer cultures and in non-human animal cultures.
Why is it different?
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Modern
Corporation
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Natural
Enterprise
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Normal formation
mechanism
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Incorporation then eventually
public offering
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Self-organization as
partnership
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Source of initial
capital
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Large capital infusion from
established corporations, capitalists and lenders, in return for
substantial control of the business
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Organic, from customers
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Organizational
structure
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Hierarchical, centralized,
top-down managed
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Flat, networked,
self-managed
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Decision-making
process
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Executive decree
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Unanimous consensus of
members
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Importance of
innovation
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Moderate; it is often easier to
buy out, or buy off innovative competitors
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Critical
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Key strengths
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Political and economic power;
brand presence
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Agility; customer proximity
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Sales process
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Develop product in lab, mass
produce, advertise
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Identify unmet customer need,
develop customized solution, deliver to pre-qualified customers,
market virally
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Stakeholder
priority
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(1) Absentee
shareholder-investors; (2) executives; (3) creditors
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(1) Members; (2) customers; (3)
community
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Social &
environmental responsibility
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Subordinate to shareholder
profit
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Paramount; implicit and
explicit
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Optimal size
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The bigger the better
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Small: 5-150 members each with
unique skills or knowledge
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Primary
objective
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Profitable growth
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Members' well-being
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What's the catch?
Natural Enterprise could be to the modern economy what the Internet
has
become to modern politics and society -- an anti-hierarchal mechanism
that democratizes and liberates economic power and opportunity the
same
way the Internet has democratized and liberated social and political
power and opportunity. Both innovations fundamentally threaten
established power, authority, 'wisdom' and control, by undermining
them
and rendering their hierarchies vulnerable and potentially obsolete.
Large corporate oligopolies will recognize Natural Enterprises as
threats to their power and profitability, and, much as they have
responded to labour unions, will attempt to ignore, circumvent, weaken
or crush them. For at least a generation, pionering Natural
Enterprises, much like the fledgling Internet of the 1980s, will have
to be content to play a minor role. Charles Handy envisions this as
being like the relationship of the flea to the elephant -- Natural
Enterprise will contract mainly with large corporations as suppliers,
and will be to some extent dependent on these large corporations'
largesse and their increased proclivity for outsourcing, along with
the
Natural Enterprises' own innovativeness and agility. As Handy says,
such uneven contracts will at least be an improvement on the
wage-slave
employer-employee contracts they supersede. And eventually Natural
Enterprises will become so numerous, and specialized and adept in so
many industries and aspects of business, that they will start
networking and contracting and associating with each other,
using the power of the Internet. And much as specialty stores
undermined and largely replaced the large, cumbersome, general-purpose
department store, Natural Enterprises could ultimately eliminate the
need for and replace large, cumbersome corporations. Just as the
Internet created a socio-political and information 'World of Ends',
where central control and authority are not needed and all value is
created at the 'ends', so, too could Natural Enterprise create an
economic 'World of Ends' where corporatism, oligopoly and massive size
are not needed in economic entities and where all value is created at
the 'ends' -- face to face with customers. It's a revolutionary and
powerful and liberating idea, but it will take time, patience and
energy to bring it about.
How do I set one up?
The Handbook is now being written. The framework is illustrated above.
You can learn more about them here.
* What's In a Name? I
have used the terms New Collaborative Enterprise, Existential
Enterprise (Charles Handy's term), and New Tribal Ventures (Daniel
Quinn's term) to describe such enterprises. The 'new' in these terms
suggests there are 'old' collaborative enterprises, the term
'existential' has been voted off the island by readers of this blog as
too highfalutin' and intimidating a term, and terms like 'tribal'
conjure up images of war paint and noble savages. Autopoietic
Enterprise (it means self-creating and self-managing) is accurate but
unpronounceable and would probably be perceived as pretentious.
Readers
have suggested the terms 'Natural Enterprise' (Harold Jarche) and
'Organic Enterprise' (Don Dwiggins), which I like because they're
simple and descriptive. I like Natural better because its opposite
(unnatural) is exactly what the modern corporation is, while the term
'organic' is a bit ambiguous (it means 'related to organs', 'related
to
organisms', 'carbon-based', and 'instrumental', of which only
the
second definition is a
propos).
I' almost decided to keep 'Collaborative' in the term for two reasons:
To stress that these enterprises entail more than one person working
together (a sole proprietor, to me, does not an enterprise make, even
if s/he is a powerful networker -- enterprises are about people making
a living together), and
because it would allow me to continue using the acronym NCE, which has
gained some common parlance over the past year. But in the end,
simpler
is better, Natural Enterprise is inherently collaborative, and I was
taught 'when in doubt, leave it out'. So Natural Enterprise it is --
thanks to Harold for the inspiration.
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OSS in Space
OSS in Space
02/13/2004 07:26 AMCould OSS have saved the '97 Mars Pathfinder mission some headaches?
the space between us
the space between us
08/03/2004 02:44 PM
Starc
hitects. "There's a point where an architect crosses the line
to the nether side of celebrity. The projects become less about
exploring the unknowns inherent in a new commission and more about
giving clients the sort of signature piece they're paying for."
If it's space you want
If it's space you want
09/07/2004 08:11 PMComputer Times Asia Sep 8 2004 0:22AM GMT
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