space industry, space elevator, ropeway

A part of this report was introduced in the October 2022 issue of our periodical, “Yano E plus.”

– Space Elevators Will be Safe and Inexpensive Means to Transport People and Goods by Connecting the Planet’s Equator and Geostationary Orbit with a Cable –

1. What is a Space Elevator?

2. The Science Council of Japan’s Master Plan

3. Market Size Forecast

4. Development and Efforts by Companies and Universities

4-1. Kanagawa University

1) Prototype Production and Control of Climbers for Space Elevators

i. Development of Climbers Using Spiral Propulsion Mechanisms

ii. Development of Climbers with Automatic Pressing Force Adjustment Mechanisms

2) Application of Space Elevator Technology: Development of Overhead Power Transmission Line Construction Support Robots

3) Space Elevator Project: Challenge toward 100km/h Belt Climbers

4-2. Shizuoka University

1) STARS Project

2) STARS-C: CubeSat Satellites

3) STARS-Me: Mini Space Elevators

4-3. Nihon University

1) Space Elevator Concept

i. Elevators (Climbers)

ii. Earthport

iii. Geostationary Orbit Stations

2) Planet Development

i. Mars Elevators

ii. Mars Rovers

3) Tether Satellite Experiment

4-4. Zip Infrastructure, Inc.

1) “Zippar,” Born from the Idea of Space Elevators

2) Features of “Zippar,” Self-Propelled Ropeway

i. Low Cost

ii. Free Design

iii. Automatic Operation

iv. Comfortable and Safe Operation

3) Business Development

i. Eliminating Transportation Gaps

ii. Superiority of “Zippar,” Self-Propelled Ropeway

iii. Mid-Term Roadmap of “Zippar”

5. Challenges and Future Prospects