[FPSPACE] Space elevator games and Lunar lander contest 2008 preview

[LARRY KLAES]

Space elevator games and Lunar lander contest 2008 preview

The Space elevator power beaming (climber) competition is on
Sept 27, 2008

Vertical Distance: 1 kilometer (ten times the 2007 distance)

Speed for prizes: 2 m/s for $900,000 and 5 m/s for $2 million

11 teams have entered the 2008 power beaming / climbing contest.

http://nextbigfuture.com/2008/06/space-elevator-games-and-lunar-lander.html