Refcode<\/b>: 2006.59.331
\nKeywords<\/b>: Space elevator, systems architecture, LEO, GEO, debris, ribbon design, safe, space policy, systems engineering, space systems survivability<\/p>\n
Abstract:<\/b>
\nThe expectation by the public of the safety of an elevator is \u201cno worries.\u201d Everyone expects to arrive safely when riding an elevator… even a Space Elevator. As such, the survival of the Space Elevator must also have extremely high expectation levels. The Space Elevator is now a real engineering project and is indeed one of the latest projects being considered within NASA as a new technology path. It should also be considered across the international space infrastructure as a potential breakthrough. To enable this remarkable engineering feat, on a par with linking of Gibraltar to Morocco, an architectural approach must be used to ensure the safe operation of a Space Elevator. This paper discusses the various aspects of a Space Elevator’s survival plan. Appropriate methodologies will be applied to the Space Elevator depending upon unique threat regions: Low Earth Orbit, Medium Earth Orbit, Geosynchronous Orbit, and Super Geo Orbits. Key to the acceptance of any Space Elevator concept will be a systems approach across the total architecture for identifying and reducing risks. Indeed, a systems approach to the Space Elevator survival problem will change the issue from one that seems overwhelming to a recognizable risk issue that is well within current technologies and operational approaches. The expectation of a safe elevator ride is a must!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8427,"template":"","meta":[],"pwb-brand":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[56,59,156],"product_tag":[1577,1578,347,1571,1576,879,183,1575,1573,1574],"class_list":["post-8425","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-journal-of-the-bis","product_cat-papers","product_cat-2006papers","product_tag-debris","product_tag-geo","product_tag-leo","product_tag-ribbon-design","product_tag-safe","product_tag-space-elevator","product_tag-space-policy","product_tag-space-systems-survivability","product_tag-systems-architecture","product_tag-systems-engineering","first","instock","downloadable","virtual","purchasable","product-type-simple","czr-hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"brands":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/8425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pwb-brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pwb-brand?post=8425"},{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=8425"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=8425"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=8425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}