Future application of electrodynamic tethers for propulsion

36th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Santangelo, Andrew ^a   Johnson, Les ^b  

^a The Michigan Technic Corporation   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; ORBITAL TRANSFER; ORBITS; PROPULSION; SPACE RESEARCH; TETHERLINES;

CHEMICAL PROPELLANTS; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; ELECTRO-DYNAMIC TETHER; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; INNOVATIVE METHOD; ORBIT TRANSFER VEHICLES; SPACE EXPLORATIONS; SPECIFIC IMPULSE;

SATELLITES;

EID: 84896322288     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. NASA MSFC & TMTC, STEPAIRSEDS Phase A Design Study, vl.O, TMTC, Holland, Michigan July, 1999.
2. Johnson et al., "Electrodynamic Tethers for Reboost of the International Space Station and Spacecraft Propulsion," AIAA 96-250, 1996 AIAA Space Programs and Technologies Conference, September 24-26, 1996, Huntsville, Alabama.
3. PI NASA and TMTC, STEP-AIRSEDS Tether Vibration Attenuation Plan, TMTC-S A-PB-TV APv 1.1, TheMichigan Technic Corporation, Holland, Michigan, April 2000.
4. NASA and TMTC, STEP-AIRSEDS Tether Definition Report, TMTC-SAPB- TDvl.O, The Michigan Technic Corporation, Holland, Michigan, April 2000.
5. Peiaez, E. C. Lorenzini, O. Lopez- Rebollal and M. Ruiz, "A new kind of dynamic instability in electrodynamic tethers." Proceedings of the AAS/A1AA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Paper AAS 00-190, January 23 - 26, 2000, Clearwater, Florida.