At Blackpool StarTrak Space Elevators, we believe in the power of dreams. We started with a simple idea: making space accessible to everyone. Our team is dedicated to bringing you closer to the stars.
Based in Blackpool, UK, we offer space tourism and orbital placement services. Join us on a journey beyond Earth and experience the wonder of space first hand. Together, we can turn your dreams into reality.
What Is A Space Elevator?
A Space Elevator is a structure built from the ground to Outer Space. It has been thought of since the 1900’s and the idea was developed in the 1950’s. Since then NASA have toyed with the idea but they were reliant on carbon nano-tubes, that proved to be fruitless. StarTrak Space Elevators have addressed this challenge by adopting a unique approach. Instead of the "tether method" first proposed in 1959, new manufacturing techniques have made construction feasible.
StarTrak, the name inspired by the American rail company Amtrak, is a new enterprise set to construct Space Elevators.
How Can One Be Built?
It is anchored to the ground similarly to a suspension bridge. Cables extend from the anchor points to the first stanchion, which is 5 miles high. The stanchions, set 5 miles apart, are a 100 meter torus and serve as the main support for the structure, preventing the entire elevator from collapsing.
How Do They Stay Up?
Filling the stanchions with Helium, or even Hydrogen—since there are superior non-conductive materials available—is a proposed idea. Within these stanchions, dampers are installed to prevent excessive twisting and shaking. They extend up to 125 miles, reaching a standard orbital altitude. Following this, the gantry, constructed from carbon fiber, secures the shuttle. Equipped on it are linear motors, similar to the magnetic levitation technology used in trains in Germany and Japan, which use electricity to propel the shuttle. At the top of the elevator will be a Clean Room, for the construction of bigger satellites and probes or even interplanetary crafts. Another device at the top of the elevator will be a Mass Driver. A Mass Driver is simple, it’s just two opposing electromagnets and a release mechanism. This is for placement of payloads into a higher orbit.
What Good Is A Space Elevator?
Passengers can be transported with no training for an introductory price of £1,500, considering it costs only $10 per kilogram to place into orbit. StarTrak Space Elevators has estimated the cost for an average person of 100 kg to be about £1,000. This results in a modest profit of £500 per person.
Launching satellites serves both commercial and scientific purposes, including GPS, telecommunications, and meteorological applications.
Disposing of nuclear waste by launching it into space and setting it on an interstellar trajectory is a concept to consider. It's important to note that this method would eliminate the risk of a shuttle explosion during launch, as it does not involve traditional rocketry..
Launching cheap solar generators such as solar panels or solar windmills. Solar windmills are a cheap alternative to solar panels. They are Large Photometer with a generator attached. As the panels rotate as photons strike them, they generate power. This energy can then be transmitted from orbit to the ground.
Scientific studies aim to enhance Human Knowledge. Experiment with new types of technologies for interplanetary and even interstellar spacecraft.
International travel has transformed; the era of long-haul flights is ending. Now, one can travel from the UK to Australia in under three hours.
Who can go up?
The minimum age for ascension is seven years. It is recommended that pregnant women avoid travel due to the potential effects of cosmic radiation. Although efforts have been made to reduce the impact of cosmic radiation, its effects on a developing fetus remain uncertain.
YOUR GUARANTEE
StarTrak Space Elevators guarantee that if there is no construction whatsoever by 2035 you can have a full refund if you wish.