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Deployable Tape Technology Demonstrated by Millennium Space Systems

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Tom Patton
Sep 01, 2021
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With thousands of additional satellites scheduled to be launched into Earth orbit over the next decade, a deployable tape technology has been demonstrated by Boeing company Millennium Space Systems that will reduce the amount of time a satellite spends in orbit.

"What we've proven is a way to safely and deliberately deorbit retired satellites."

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