Space tether

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Space tethers are long cables which can be used for propulsion, momentum exchange, stabilization and attitude control, or to maintain the relative positions of the components of a large, dispersed satellite/spacecraft sensor system. Depending on the mission objectives and altitude, spaceflight using this form of spacecraft propulsion is theorized to be significantly less expensive than spaceflight using rocket engines.

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