Moon & Mars Orbiting Spinning Tether Transport - Tethers Unlimited

Technology Readiness Level• Boeing & TUI Performed TRL Analysis of MXER TetherTechnologies• Many necessary components are already at high TRL• TRL Analysis Indicates Areas for Future Work to Address:TUI/MMOSTT 17– Power management subsystem– Thermal control subsystem• Higher power than previously flown systems– Electrodynamic Propulsion Subsystem• Plasma contactors• Dynamics control– Automated Rendezvous & Capture technologies• Prediction & Guidance• Grapple Assembly & Payload Adapter– Some work ongoing in HASTOL Ph II effort– Flight Control Software– Traffic Control/Collision Avoidance