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Moon & Mars Orbiting Spinning Tether Transport - Tethers Unlimited

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<strong>Tether</strong> Boost FacilityControl Station• Solar Arrays, 137 kW @ BOL• Battery/Flywheel Power Storage• Command & Control• <strong>Tether</strong> Deployer• Thermal ManagementTotal Mass: 23,358 kgPayload Mass: 2,500 kg<strong>Tether</strong> (not shown to scale)• Hoytether for Survivability• Spectra 2000• 75-100 km Long• Conducting Portion forElectrodynamic ThrustingGrapple Assembly• Power, Guidance• Grapple Mechanism• Small <strong>Tether</strong> DeployerTUI/MMOSTT 14Payload AccommodationAssembly (PAA)• Maneuvering & Rendezvous Capability• Payload Apogee Kick CapabilityPayload

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