Einstein-Elevator

Ersatzteile für #Raumschiffe mittels #3DDruck im #Weltraum fertigen: Dieses Ziel verfolgen Forschende am ITA der @UniHannover und am ILM der @OVGUpresse. Gemeinsam erforschen sie die #AdditiveFertigung in #Schwerelosigkeit. Mehr dazu: bit.ly/phi-ITA-schwer…

Schwerelos auf Knopfdruck: Der #Einsteinelevator der @UniHannover ermöglicht Experimente unter #Mikrogravitation sowie unter Schwerebedingungen, wie sie beispielsweise auf dem Mond oder Mars vorherrschen. Mehr dazu: phi-hannover.de/schwerelos-auf…

Dr.-Ing. Christoph Lotz ist Ansprechpartner für den #Einsteinelevator, koordiniert im Exzellenzcluster #QuantumFrontiers die Projekte unter #Schwerelosigkeit und und leitet den neuen Forschungsbereich „Production in Space“ am ITA der @UniHannover. phi-hannover.de/forscht-unter-…

Congratulations to the @Falling_Walls Lab Rhineland 2021 winner Christoph Lotz and his presentation "Breaking the Wall of Space Research on Earth". Second place is Roudy Hanna and third Matthias Bruhn. See you next year @HHU_de!

#Mondstaub im @hitec_elevator unter Mondbedingungen geschmolzen. Projekt MOONRISE will #3DDruck auf den #Mond bringen. @TUBSpaceSystems @tuBraunschweig @UniHannover @VolkswagenSt #Laser #Regolith #Schwerelosigkeit bit.ly/3ikBM0I

Installing the Drive Carts: The last two days we mounted the two carts to its rails with a great team.

The work platform has been installed: now the cabling starts and additional devices will be installed. #droptower

The steel framework is finished: the parts of the outer and inner tower are mounted and aligned.#HITec #microgravity

Inner and outer steel frame reach the final height: Now you can imagine what it will look like.

Construction of the Einstein-Elevator starts: First parts of the steel frame are mounted

Construction work continues: Ready to install the inner steelwork e.g. stairways, levels and the Einstein-Elevator

A big puzzle: The Einstein-Elevator is welded from thousands of metal parts

Externally finished: The facade of the tower is mounted and the scaffold is now being dismantled

The foundation for minimal residual acceleration: the individual ring foundations for the two intertwining towers

Visualization of the concept: 3D-printed model of the Einstein-Elevator with moveable gondola

3D-printed model of HITec and the Einstein-Elevator together with their surrounding buildings (Part 2)

3D-printed model of HITec and the Einstein-Elevator together with their surrounding buildings (Part 1)

Skyline of Hannover: Picture from the roof of the Einstein-Elevator building

Picture from outer space: Foundation photographed by a satellite in 2015 (Image: Google, DigitalGlobe)

Development of the tower: the building was growing over the last two years. For actual progress look on our website.