Feasibility of the motorized momentum exchange tether system : an investigation of system risk

This thesis examines the feasibility of a motorized momentum exchange tether (MMET) system being used to perform commercial space launches. The MMET system is an on-orbit launch concept that could be used to reduce the cost of access to space, thereby catalysing a broader range of space-enabled busi...

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Main Author: Draper, Christopher Hayward
Published: University of Glasgow 2006
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.768666