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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

This book follows the first book on the "Dynamics of Space Tether Systems" by V.V. Beletsky and E.M. Levin published in the Advances in the Astronautical Sciences in 1993. Since that time, seven tether experiments have flown and nearly a thousand technical papers on various aspects of tether design and operation have been published. This book attempts to systematically describe effective approaches and modern techniques of the dynamic analysis of space tether systems in application to different missions with different scenarios and offer new insights into the dynamic behavior of space tethers. Includes a CD-ROM.

(Extracted from the Foreword).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Foreword.
-About the Book.
-NEW MISSIONS FOR SPACE TETHERS
1. HARPOONING A COMET. COMET NUCLEUS SAMPLE RETURN.
2. SURVIVING IN SPACE. TETHER PHYSICS AND SURVIVABILITY EXPERIMENT.
3. SAVING A SPACE STATION. MIR ELECTRODYNAMIC TETHER SYSTEM.
4. GOING FOR A SPIN. ELECTRODYNAMIC DELIVERY EXPRESS.
5. CATCHING A PAYLOAD. MOMENTUM EXCHANGE ELECTRODYNAMIC REBOOST SYSTEM.
6. LISTENING TO THE ECHOES OF THE PAST. SUBMILLIMETER PROBE OF THE EVOLUTION OF COSMIC STRUCTURE.
7. COLONIZING THE MOON. LUNAR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.
8. FLYING IN FORMATION. TRIANGULAR FORMATIONS OF TETHERED SATELLITES.
9. SETTING SAIL. ELECTRODYNAMIC SAIL CONCEPT.
-References.
-Subject Index.
-List of Tables.