Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems Demonstrates Deployable Tape Technology

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) company, successfully demonstrated the ability of deployable tether technology to significantly reduce the time a satellite remains on-orbit after service life completion.
“Thousands of satellites will launch over the next decade, creating serious congestion in low Earth orbit,” commented Patrick Kelly, Ph.D., Dragracer program manager at Millennium Space Systems.
Dragracer is the first complete demonstration of satellites safe and rapid deorbit by the Terminator Tape Deorbit Module. The Terminator Tape is an affordable, lightweight, patented, and now a flight-proven solution for responsible end-of-mission disposal of satellites to help ensure the long-term sustainability of space operations.
The program was collaborative with Tethers Unlimited, mission launch service provider TriSept and launch vehicle provider Rocket Lab.
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