Cathy W. Swan reports that in October 2014, Scott Hubbard and she asked Dr. Peter Swan if he would like to be a guest editor for a special edition of the New Space journal. Dr. Swan specializes in space elevators and had completed a study on the topic for the International Academy of Astronautics in 2013. We asked if he could assemble a suite of articles for the New Space journal that could tell a comprehensive story about space elevators to our readers.
The products of his efforts and of the authors with whom he works are presented in this issue. The issue contains a historic overview of space elevators, encompassing the past, present, and future of this promising transportation technology. Two reports present the technological perspectives of the space elevator and its supporting infrastructure.
All the authors of the reports in this issue are members of the International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC), a nonprofit organization that was established to provide technical support, public awareness, and STEM education services in the promotion, development, construction, and operation of space elevator infrastructures.
This edition of the New Space journal will focus on a revolutionary technology that can change the world. The concept has been around since 1895, with reality creeping in as carbon nanotubes are becoming real. There are three issues that will be addressed during these articles ... why, how, and history of space elevators.
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