The tethered satellite electrodynamics experiment projectNASA and Italy's PSN have undertaken the Tethered Satellite Electrodynamics Experiment, in which two tethered bodies will be equipped with data-collecting scientific instruments, as the first stage of the development of the Tethered Satellite System that can be deployed by the Space Shuttle. The experiment will give attention to the electromagnetic interaction between the satellite/tether/orbiter system and the ambient space plasma, and should demonstrate the operation of both satellite- and Shuttle-borne electrodynamic instruments with a conductive tether.
Document ID
19880035289
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Price, John M. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)