Overview of future NASA tether applications

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1055-1063

  Johnson, L ^c   Gilchrist, B ^a   Estes, R D ^b   Lorenzini, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0039845128     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00553-0     Document Type: Article

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