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STRETCHING LENGTH ESTIMATION OF SPACE TETHER IN APPLICATION OF RECOVERABLE-CONTAINER RE-ENTERING TECHNIQUE

Zhu Renzhang (Beijing Institute of Spacecraft Systems Engineering)   

  • Online:1990-08-25

Abstract: It is possible that chemical propulsion device will be substituted by the space tether to enable the recoverable-container to re-enter and come back ground. The possibility of the tether and the stretching length estimation of the tether are analyzed in this article.