Automatic safety device jettison's STEX tether prematurely
An automatic device jettisoned the tether experiment on the National Reconnaissance Office's Space Technology Experiment (STEX) this week after only 22 meters had been deployed, terminating the test of tether survivability and active control, according to a mission status report posted by the Naval...
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