NASA developing momentum exchange tethers for propulsion
Although momentum exchange tethers may not be quite as well known as electrodynamic tethers (EDTs), NASA still believes they have an important role to play as a low-cost method of sending spacecraft to explore the solar system. "They often get lost in the shuffle, but as it turns out, for...
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