Here is the video of the USST's First Place Climb at this year's Elevator: 2010 Climber/Power Beaming Competition.

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November 20, 2006:
The following is the video of the USST's qualification climb for this year's Elevator: 2010 Climber/Power Beaming Competition. Click here to view.

November 15, 2006:
Watch for upcoming coverage by Popular Science and PBS Nova. There is even a possible documentary in the works for this upcoming year!

November 10, 2006:
Thanks to our continued success at the Elevator:2010 Climber/Power Beaming Competition, and to the increased international exposure of the competition, we have had much media exposure. The following links are to some of this year's press exposure.

Daily Planet: X-Price Space Elevator Race (Note: Online Video)

The StarPhoenix: U of S team just misses NASA prize

Space.com: X-Prize Space Elevator Race Ends With No Winners

Dailytech.com: No Winner in Space Elevator Competition

The Space Elevator Reference: Space Elevator Games 2006 Wrap-up by Dr. Brad Edwards

MSNBC.com: Robot Climber comes oh-so-close to prize

CBC.ca: Canadian space elevator teams caught up in rules dispute

Wired.news: Climbers Fail to Lasso Prize

Seattle Times: Space elevator falls short of prize

The Space Elevator Reference: Clarifications on Space Elevator Games Media

Star-Telegram.com: Nobody is winner in the NASA X Prize games

Astroprof: No elevator winner...Yet

Earthtimes.org: No winners in Space Elevator Games this year

MSNBC.com: Thrills and Spills abount at rocket fest

CBC.ca: Canadians vie for Space Elevator Victory

NewScientist.com: Space Elevator scandal

K2climb.net: ExplorersWeb Special: The People’s race for space

Star Phoenix: U of S engineers plan stairway to heavens

BBC: Thrills and spills at the X-Prize Cup


We have also had media exposure by:

• New York Times
• Popular Science
• National News: Aired on CBC
• CBC: French Speaking Network
• CBC Radio: Aired on 3 different stations: Radio One, Freestyle, As It Happens
• CTV: Saskatchewan
• Global: Saskatchewan
• Shaw: Saskatoon
• NASA Press
• BBC News
• Aerospace America
• Star Phoenix
• Canada Focus
• The Space Elevator Reference
• Astronomy News
• Thorough Magazine
• The Sheaf
• On Campus News
• SpaceRef.com
• Flight International.com
• news@nature.com
• LiveScience
• Spaceports.com
• PanCrit.Org
• Casi Clipper
• Advanced Nanotechnology:Canada
• Feed24
A documentary featuring the USST before and during the Elevator: 2010 Competition is currently under production.

May 27, 2006:
Listen to The Space Elevator Blog’s interview with Clayton Ruszkowski, this year’s USST President.

Click here to download an mp3 copy of the interview.
Click here to go directly to The Space Elevator Blog.

May 10, 2006:
The following link is for an amazing promotional video for the development of the Space Elevator. A must see.

View Segment* 8 MB (Warning: May take awhile to view on slow connections)

*Courtesy of the Space Elevator Visualization Group