Re: [amsat-bb] Elliptical/GTO and Eagle (Part II)

["graham shirville" <gshirville@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Like Richard I have been a little surprised at the lack of comment about the
note that we might be forced to build in deorbiting rockets to future amsat
birds that was mentioned in VE3FRH's letter.

I wondered if, instaed of a rocket, a tether could be used when required as
this would be possibly safer/more relaible after "x" years in space.

Like most of my "good ideas", someone has already been there. See:

http://techtran.msfc.nasa.gov/SBIR/tether.html

cheers

Graham

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