Inflatable space elevator (Credit; Thoth Technology)

TORONTO, July 21, 2015 (Thoth Technology PR) –Canadian space company, Thoth Technology Inc., has been granted the United States patent for a space elevator. Announced today in the USPTO’s Official Gazette, the freestanding space tower is pneumatically pressurized and actively-guided over its base. Reaching 20 km above the planet, it would stand more than 20 times the height of current tall structures and be used for wind-energy generation, communications and tourism.

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Pacific sunset from the Santa Monica Pier. (Credit: Douglas Messier)

By Douglas Messier
Parabolic Arc Managing Editor

I had the opportunity to escape from the Mojave last weekend to attend the BIL Conference down in Long Beach. It was a nice break. I got to see some cool talks, meet some new friends, and sit barefoot on a beach beside a vast ocean which I had all but forgotten even existed.

Not bad for two days.

I just wish I could have stayed longer. Returning to the High Desert was like traveling back in time: it felt like spring in LA, but it was still winter in the Mojave. Cold and windy.

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LiftPort has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a lunar elevator. Visit the donation page.

This week on The Space Show with David Livingston…. 1. Monday, March 19, 2011 2-3:30 PM PDT (5-6:30 PM EDT, 4-5:30 PM CDT): We welcome DUANE HYLAND to the show. Duane is a debate coach and will discuss pointers on how to put forth a convincing argument. It is important to be able to do this as we take the space message outside the space community. 2. Tuesday, March 20, […]

You’ve heard of Google Search. Google Mail. And the Google Lunar X Prize. But, none of that can prepare you for Google X — the Mountain View company’s ultra-secret research lab. And what sorts of futuristic things are they dreaming up over there? Dinner plates that can transmit what you’re eating to your social media network. (Mac and cheese! Yum!) Lots and lots of robots that can collect all sorts […]

This week on The Space Show… Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 7-8:30 PM PDT: Dan Adamo returns to further discuss on orbit propellant depots and Earth-Lunar departure points. Friday, September 10, 2010, 9:30-11 AM PDT: Berin Szoka returns to discuss not only internet freedom but expanding human civilization in space. Sunday, September 12, 2010, 12-1:30 PM PDT. We welcome back to the show Dr. Bryan Laubscher to update us on space […]

An ITN report on the recent space elevator competition in Tokyo.

ISEC PRESS RELEASE

The International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC), an independent coalition designed to promote outreach and foster research relating to the construction of an Elevator to Space, announced today that Russian engineer Yuri Artsutanov and American engineer Jerome Pearson, pioneers of the modern Space Elevator concept, will appear at the 2010 Space Elevator Conference.

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LaserMotive Press Release

LaserMotive, an independent R&D company specializing in laser power beaming and winner of the 2009 NASA-sponsored Power Beaming Competition, has announced its newest sponsors for its entry in the 2010 Space Elevator Games. At stake is a purse prize of up to $1.1 million.

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Third International Conference on Space Elevator Systems
CNT Tether Design and Lunar Industrial Challenges

Location: Luxembourg (Novotel Luxembourg-Kirchberg)

Dates: December 5-6, 2009

The conference will join some of the world’s leading researchers and engineers on space elevator systems and carbon nanotube fiber production. An add-on this year will be a session on lunar industrialisation challenges.

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