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I'm not sure why you were modded down. Here's a link: https://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/wtether.html https://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/wtether.html
by anonymousiam 6y ago
I'm not sure why you were modded down. Here's a link: https://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/wtether.html https://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/wtether.html
- WJW 6y agoWhile you can of course use the space tether as a power generation device, generating small amounts of electrical power in space is easier done by solar panels. The space tether is usually envisaged to be operated the other way around, to convert electrical power from a solar panel into propulsive force. In any case, you aren't really taking power "from the core", it comes from your own kinetic energy.