Jupiter’s magnetic field can provide propulsion and power to spaceships or satellites. Electrodynamic tether (EDT) can be used propulsion and power generation for a spacecraft in the Jovian system.

Kounotori 6 has a 2,300-foot electrodynamic tether (EDT), which could one day be used to send space junk back into the atmosphere where it can burn up safely. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

An electrodynamic tether (EDT) is a simple idea, but one with an amazing number of uses.

They are based on electrodynamic tether technology integrating perovskite-copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) tandem solar cells. A recently launched project known as E.T.COMPACT, ...

Tethers Unlimited has flight data from three deployments of its Terminator Tape, a 70-meter electrodynamic tether. Credit: Tethers Unlimited SAN FRANCISCO – Tethers Unlimited’s Terminator Tape ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The SPARCS mission involves two CubeSats designed to test an electrodynamic tether (EDT) system and intersatellite communication in low Earth orbit.

Japanese space scientists are set to try out a tether they hope will help pull junk out of orbit around Earth, clearing up tonnes of planetary clutter. Subscriptions; Log In ...

Sustainability in space and the fight against the accumulation of waste produced in Earth orbit are the objectives pursued by PERSEI Space, a company whose partners include two researchers from ...