The Clarke-Bradbury International Science Fiction Competition for 2005
About the Competition
The Clarke-Bradbury Science Fiction International Competition for 2005 is an international contest which aims to:- Promote innovative ideas for future space technologies,
- Recognize and pursue viable space technologies found in science fiction,
- Provide a link between imaginative writers and the space community,
- Encourage young people to become more interested in science and physics, and
- Share the ingenuity and creativity of young minds with the general public.
Theme for 2005
Unlike the previous competition, a specific theme has
been selected for the current contest, namely the Space Elevator.
The Space Elevator, as currently conceived, will be a 100.000 km
ribbon of
carbon nanotubes stretching up into space along which climbers
will travel to release payloads into orbit at diverse points. The
system is comprised
of various components: an initial spacecraft, the ribbon, climbers,
power beaming facility, anchor platform, and tracking facility.
Management
The following organizations are managing the competition under the auspices and
sponsorship of the European Space Agency’s Technology Transfer & Promotion
Office.
Founded by the French encyclopedian Pierre Versins in 1976, the Maison d'Ailleurs (House of Elsewhere), a museum of science fiction, utopia and extraordinary journeys is the only one of its kind in the world. Located in Yverdon, Switzerland, the museum has a fabulous collection of more than 40,000 books, nearly 20,000 documents and items related to science fiction and its imagery such as posters, toys, works of art and other artifacts. The museum has hosted more than 30 temporary exhibitions in the last 10 years, exploring the main themes of science fiction: space travels, games, utopia.
The OURS Foundation is a non-profit cultural and astronautical
organization founded in Switzerland in 1990. The primary purpose
of the OURS Foundation is to introduce, nurture and expand a cultural dimension
to humanity's
astronautical endeavors. This task is being manifested through
the identification, investigation, support and realization of related cultural,
astronautical,
humanitarian, environmental and educational activities which
may take place both on and off planet Earth, and which are deemed as beneficial
to the development
and advancement of human civilization in this new environment.
