As noted in other comments, electrodynamic tethers are used in space since a lot of time. What is interesting is how to solve practical challenges such as using

As noted in other comments, electrodynamic tethers are used in space since a lot of time. What is interesting is how to solve practical challenges such as using a tether with a satellite target that was not designed for this kind of operation. In 2011 I attended the first 100YSS conference when it was organized by the DARPA (a big thanks DARPA!) and there was a very interesting presentation about these topics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Year_Starship#100_Year_Starship_Symposia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Year_Starship#100_Year_Sta...