Monthly Meeting

This talk will cover the basic concepts of the Space Elevator as conceived by Bradley Edwards and Eric Westling in their book “The Space Elevator-a revolutionary Earth-to-Space Transportation System.” Larry will also discuss concepts that have been developed by the International Space Elevator Consortium since that book was first published in 2003. Once we have a space elevator, the cost to get to orbit should plummet and the colonization of space can begin.

Larry Bartoszek has a dual degree in Mechanical Engineering and Physics from the University of Illinois and is an Illinois Licensed Professional Engineer who worked at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory from 1983 to 1993 and currently owns Bartoszek Engineering, a consulting firm that specializes in mechanical designs for the nuclear and high energy physics research community world-wide. Larry started working on the Space Elevator as a hobby in 2004. His work can be seen at http://bartoszekeng.com/se_calcs/se.htm . He has done original design work on the first 900 kg construction climber for the space elevator, the 20 tonne first commercial climber, and a possible 200 tonne climber based on the 20 tonne climber technology. Climbers are electric vehicles that roll straight up the elevator ribbon and out of Earth’s atmosphere. Larry will show how the space elevator can outperform rockets in boosting payloads up to geostationary orbit and beyond.

The public is welcome to attend, free of charge.

This event is open to the public and free of charge.