The concept of tethered satellite system (TSS) promises to revolutionize many aspects of
space exploration and exploitation. It provides not only numerous possible and valuable …

After entering the new century, a new strategic situation of “congestion, contest, and
competition” has emerged in the international space field. The threat of space debris and …

In this paper, the spinning tether system (STS) is applied to produce the artificial gravity
overload with a proposed spin-up scheme in elliptical transfer orbits. To improve the comfort …

The object of this research is a space tether of two bodies connected by a flexible massless
string. The research objective is the development and theoretical justification of a novel …

Tethered Satellite System has turned into a reality from theory, and has become a new
research focus in the field of space science. However, the system's stability will directly affect …

This paper presents the results of studies of the feasibility of total and safe retrieval of a
space tether of two bodies connected by an elastic, massless cable. The purpose of the …

This study is concerned with a small orbital tether of two bodies to be deployed from a
spacecraft so that upon completion of the deployment it turns out to be aligned along the …

The additional deployment of a two-body space tether with a massless cable is studied to
develop a feed-forward control by the mode of increasing the length of a previously …

Two bodies coupled by an elastic weightless tether in space are considered. A
fundamentally new approach to solving the problem of the deployment of a tethered space …

This study is concerned with a small orbital tether of two bodies to be deployed from a
spacecraft so that upon completion of the deployment it turns out to be aligned along the …