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Science 1 March 1996:
Vol. 271. no. 5253, p. 1223
DOI: 10.1126/science.271.5253.1223
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News & Comment

Andrew Lawler

The second failure last weekend of a joint U.S.-Italian experiment in space shows that the use of tethers to boost satellites into higher orbits or to gather data is still far from a working reality. Although scientists are keen to try again, politicians in both countries appear reluctant to finance a third try.




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