News & Media
In addition to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram und Flickr, the construction of the Einstein-Elevators is shown here.
Most of the times the posts are marked with following hashtags: #EinsteinElevator, #microgravity, #hypogravity, #hypergravity, #weightlessness, #research, #droptower, #lineardrive, #HITec, #Hannover, #Schwerelosigkeit, #schwerelos, #Forschung, #Fallturm, #Linearmotor
Gallery of the construction of the Einstein-Elevator
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2019-10-28: "Three - two - one - Go!": First flight - successful debut launch of the Einstein-Elevator.
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2019-07-16: Space for 1.000 kg payload: The first version of the experiment carrier is ready to fly.
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2019-03-07: The first drop of the gondola: The gondola is dropped from the upper starting position and braked with the help of the short-circuited drive.
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2018-11-22: It's time: The gondola is inserted through an opening in the ceiling into the Einstein-Elevator.
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2018-11-10: A night out with science: Visit us at the HITec building and get an idea of what we're doing here.
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2018-10-24: Ready for the gondola: The guide rails for gondola guidance are finaly mounted with an accuracy of 0.1 mm at 33.000 mm.
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2018-07-02: Welcome to Germany: The gondola arrives in Germany at its last stop for a long-time vacuum test before mounting into the Einstein-Elevator.
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2018-06-25: The gondola is pressure-tight: First vacuum test successfully completed.
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2018-06-06: The first drop of a carriage: Microgravity experiments at HITec come closer.
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2018-04-06: Completion of the exterior area: While the interior work is progressing.
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2017-11-28: Gondola production: Carbon fibre reinforced plastic is light and extremely stiff.
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2017-10-05: Securing a drive cart for transport to the top of the Einstein-Elevator
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2017-10-05: Lowering one of the two carts by crane to park position at the bottom of the Einstein-Elevator
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2017-10-05: Threading jointly of a cart into the high-precision guide rails
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2017-10-05: Final assembly and adjustment work before the drive cart is lowered
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2017-05-22: The work platform has been installed: now the cabling starts and additional devices will be installed.
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2017-02-21: The steel framework is finished: the parts of the outer and inner tower are mounted and aligned.
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2017-02-14: Inner and outer steel frame reach the final height: Now you can imagine what it will look like.
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2016-12-20: Construction of the Einstein-Elevator starts: First parts of the steel frame are mounted.
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2016-11-17: The construction work continues: Ready to install the inner steelwork e.g. stairways, levels and the Einstein-Elevator itself.
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2016-10-21: A big puzzle: The Einstein-Elevator is welded from thousands of metal parts.
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2016-10-14: Externally finished: The facade of the tower is mounted and the scaffold is now being dismantled.
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2016-10-05: The foundation for minimal residual acceleration: the individual ring foundations for the two intertwining towers.
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2016-09-26: Visualization of the concept: 3D-printed model of the Einstein-Elevator with moveable gondola.
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2016-09-22: 3D-printed model of HITec and the Einstein-Elevator together with their surrounding buildings (Part 2).
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2016-09-19: 3D-printed model of HITec and the Einstein-Elevator together with their surrounding buildings (Part 1).
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2016-09-08: Skyline of Hannover: Picture from the roof of the Einstein-Elevator building.
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2016-08-29: Picture from outer space: HITec and the foundation of the Einstein-Elevator photographed by a satellite in 2015.
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2016-08-22: Development of the tower: the building was growing over the last two years.
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2016-08-19: The building is waiting for input: the 40 m high tower is currently empty.
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2016-08-09: The Einstein-Elevator materializes: the 430 m steel tube has been delivered.
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2016-08-05: It is a little over two years ago: the parking area has become a construction site. Updates on the construction site can be found here.
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2016-07-28: The Einstein-Elevator evolves: first draft to final concept.
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2016-07-18: A fascinating project grows. With our facebook-, twitter-, instagram- and flickr-account in addition to the "news & media" section of our homepage we will keep you informed about the progress.
