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Astronomy Picture from 07/01/2018

A Tether in Space

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180107.htm<a href="/hashtag/SpaceTether" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#SpaceTetherc#TSS1e#SpaceElevatorE#ArthurClarkeu#NASAk#SpaceExplorationl#SpaceHistorye#TetheredSatelliteSystemt#Orbitm#SpaceShuttleAtlantisAtlantis
A photograph of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) deployed from the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1992. The image shows the satellite connected to the shuttle by a thin tether against the backdrop of space. This experiment, while ultimately unsuccessful, was a crucial step in developing space tether technology and realizing the dream of space elevators.
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