Dynamics of an Electrodynamic Tether System in a Varying Space-Plasma Environment

Electrodynamic tethers have a wide range of proposed applications in the fields of satellite propulsion and space plasma research. The fundamental purpose of this dissertation is to improve the understanding of the behavior of an electrodynamic tether (EDT) system in Earth's ionosphere. An ele...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Janeski, John
Other Authors: Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23922