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STS-46: Unreeling the tethered satellite

Spaceflight Now Digital Video
Posted: March 25, 2007

Shuttle Atlantis' summer 1992 flight provided the chance to test a revolutionary payload -- the Tethered Satellite System. A snag in the tether prevented a small satellite from reeling miles away from the shuttle as planned, the partial deployment showed power generation using the shoelace-size tether could work. The STS-46 mission also released the European Retrievable Carrier spacecraft to begin a year-long stay in orbit. The astronauts narrate highlights from the flight in this movie.

Source: NASA (19 min 23 sec MPEG-4 (H.264) file)

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