Space experiments on basic technologies for a space elevator using microsatellites

• Published in: Acta astronautica Vol. 138; pp. 570 - 578
• Main Authors: Yamagiwa, Yoshiki, Nohmi, Masahiro, Aoki, Yoshio, Momonoi, Yu, Nanba, Hirotaka, Aiga, Masanori, Kumao, Takeru, Watahiki, Masahito
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elmsford Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Communication satellites; Cubesat; Microsatellite; Microsatellites; Missions; R&D; Research & development; Robotics; Satellites; Scientific research; Smoothness; Space elevator; Space experiment; Space exploration; Stars; Tether; Tether dynamics; Microsatellite; Space elevator; Space experiment; Tether

We attempt to verify two basic technologies required for a space elevator using microsatellites; the tether (cable) deployment technology and the climber operation along the tether in space. Tether deployment is performed by a CubeSat called STARS-C (Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Cub...