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Moon & Mars Orbiting Spinning Tether Transport - Tethers Unlimited

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Preliminary Reeling AnalysisθθAssumptions¥tether = massless rod¥tether completely deployed¥gravitational forces normal to tether axis neglectedEarthLess ReboostOptimum Optimum Case,Case #1 Case #1 4/17/00End Swapping, Maximum Tensi on (N) 524, 627 319,697 325,814Despun Stati on, Maximum Tensi on (N) 7, 655 7,943 9,524Gravi ty Gradient Only, Max Tensi on (N) 2, 152 2,154 2,218For reel rate = 1 m /s, estimate electrical motoreffi ciency= 0.9estimate electrical power to mechanicalwork effi ciency= 0.4End Swapping Reeling Power ("in" ) Estimate (kW) 1, 457 888 905Despun Stati on Reeling Power ("in" ) Estimate (kW) 21 22 26Gravi ty Gradient Only, Reeling Power in (kW) 6 6 26 6

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