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Third International Conference on Space Elevator Systems - CNT Tether Design and Lunar Industrial Challenges
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. In line with the scope of EuroSpaceward's mission, ESA's Aurora and NASA's Constellation program, this new part of the conference will examine the research status of both NASA's Lunar Regolith Excavation and MoonROx Challenge as well as latest activities concerning the Google Lunar X Prize. The conference is organized by the European Spaceward Association in cooperation with the National Research Fund of Luxembourg, the US Spaceward Foundation, the Japan Space Elevator Association, the Liege Space Centre, the University of Liege and the Universite Catholique de Louvain. AGENDA Dec. 5: Space Elevator System Morning session
* Keynote: He3 mining on the moon Afternoon session
* Results of NASA power beaming challenge Dec. 6: CNT Tether - Lunar Industrialization Morning session
* Status of CNT fiber growth and strength Afternoon session
* Regolith excavation challenge Date: 5-6 December 2009 Location: Novotel Luxembourg-Kirchberg, LU Web Site Address: http://eurospaceward.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=115 |
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