Robust Flight Tether for In-Orbit Demonstrations of Coulomb Drag Propulsion

A new method of producing robust multi-wire tethers for Coulomb drag applications was developed. The multi-wire structure required for redundancy against the micrometeoroid flux of the space environment is realised through the method of wire twist bonding traditionally used for chicken wire. In the...

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Main Authors: Petri Toivanen, Pekka Janhunen, Jarmo Kivekäs, Meri Mäkelä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Aerospace
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/11/1/62