NASA NTRS · 19880045904
Research at the earth's edge
Abstract
The Space Shuttle Orbiter-deployed Tethered Satellite System (TSS) could allow an Orbiter at a 200 km orbital altitude to reach down to atmospheric altitudes of 90 km, in order to study weather phenomena, pollutant transport, 'nuclear winter' smoke transport, atmospheric physics and dynamics, sun-earth interactions, ecosystem interactions, and radio communications. The TSS satellite, a 1.5-m diameter sphere, would carry scientific instrumentation which could initially be dedicated to the investigation of energy and momentum transfer between a tethered system and the upper atmosphere.
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Anderson, John L., Wood, George M., Jr., Siemers, Paul M.. 1988-04-01. Research at the earth's edge. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19880045904
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