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Power-beamers rise again
Cosmic Log —
... for high-tech innovators winds down, another revs up: The $2 million Power Beaming Challenge, a competition that could lay the groundwork for future space elevators, is getting under way - and you can follow the action live. ...
Blog - Laser-Powered Robot Climbers Race Into the Sky
Technology Review RSS Feeds —
... in California, three teams are competing to propel robotic climbers up a vertically tethered cable using high-powered lasers. The competition, called the Power Beaming Challenge , is part of the ...
Beam me up ... for a prize!
Cosmic Log —
... Just days after $1.65 million was won in a NASA-backed rocket contest, it looks as if big money will be awarded in the $2 million Power Beaming Challenge as well.
Like the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge, the Power Beaming Challenge is part of NASA's Centennial Challenges, a program aimed at encouraging new technologies that could be adopted by the space agency for future exploration. This particular competition could eventually lay the groundwork for future space elevators - but power-beaming technology is ...
LaserMotive has successfully qualified for the $900,000 Space Elevator Prize
Next Big Future —
... or the Kansas City Space Pirates can beat that time over the next few days then Laser Motive will win the prize. But in 2009 there will be a winner of the laser beaming space elevator contest. See the live updates for more runs tomorrow and Friday and to review todays competition Picture caption:The bottom of the 1000 meter (1100 yard) cable that is suspended from a helicopter. Power beaming prize description and rules page. Vertical Distance: 1 ...
