Stormy tether: space science
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The Aug 1992 mission of the space shuttle Atlantis was hailed as a success by NASA officials, despite the fact that the crew was unable to deploy a Tethered Satellite System (TSS). NASA has begun an investigation to determine the cause of the failure to launch the TSS.
Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
Evaluation, Artificial satellites, Satellite launching, Atlantis (Spacecraft), Space tethers
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Second sight: space telescopes
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The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization is researching the possible use of large space telescopes in ballistic missile defense. A two-way telescope can track a missile, which would be destroyed by a powerful laser focused by the telescope's mirror.
Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
Planning, Ballistic missile defenses, Orbiting astronomical observatories, Astronomical satellites, United States. Missile Defense Agency
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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