Episode 37: Electrodynamic Tethers = Thrust Without Propellant!

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We throw around the term hyperspeed a lot in movies, shows, sci fi novels. What actually is it and where did it originate from?? Tune into this episode to learn all about it! We have Merch!! www.butitisrocketscience.com/shop Patreon: www.patreon.com/biirs Find us on social media! Instagram: butitisrocketscience Twitter: butitisRS Facebook: But it is Rocket Science New Design by Sarah Price Follow her on Instagram: sarahprice.art Henna's Sources: “1930s.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Mar. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930s#Science_and_technology. ghola2010. “Dark Star Movie (1974) from John Carpenter.” YouTube, YouTube, 29 Apr. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocse-0bBfo8&t=963s&ab_channel=WhitemancameTookeverything. “Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.” Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction, sfdictionary.com/. “Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 23 Oct. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_Dictionary_of_Science_Fiction. “Hyperspace.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Mar. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperspace. “Pulp Magazine.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Mar. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_magazine. Anna's Links: Alcubierre, Miguel. “The Warp Drive: Hyper-Fast Travel within General Relativity.” Classical and Quantum Gravity, vol. 11, no. 5, 1994, doi:10.1088/0264-9381/11/5/001. Beall, Abigail. “What Is Einstein's Theory of Relativity?” WIRED UK, WIRED UK, 28 Mar. 2017, www.wired.co.uk/article/einstein-theory-relativity. “The Casimir Effect: A Force from Nothing.” Physics World, 6 Feb. 2018, physicsworld.com/a/the-casimir-effect-a-force-from-nothing. “Energy Density of Some Combustibles (in MJ/Kg): The Geography of Transport Systems.” The Geography of Transport Systems | The Spatial Organization of Transportation and Mobility, 5 Oct. 2021, transportgeography.org/contents/chapter4/transportation-and-energy/combustibles-energy-content/. “Energy Density.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Feb. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_density. “Exotic Matter.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Mar. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotic_matter. Lentz, Erik W. “Breaking the Warp Barrier: Hyper-Fast Solitons in Einstein–Maxwell-Plasma Theory.” Classical and Quantum Gravity, vol. 38, no. 7, 2021, p. 075015., doi:10.1088/1361-6382/abe692. “Warp Drives: Physicists Give Chances of Faster-than-Light Space Travel a Boost: Human World.” EarthSky, 15 May 2021, earthsky.org/space/warp-drive-chances-of-faster-than-light-space-travel/.

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Episode 37: Electrodynamic Tethers = Thrust Without Propellant! - BIIRS Season 3

But it is Rocket Science

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Episode 37: Electrodynamic Tethers = Thrust Without Propellant! - BIIRS Season 3

Electrodynamic tethers are a super cool tethers that can produce a force without fuel! How do they do this?! How long have they been around? Wait, what exactly are these again? Tune in to learn answers to these questions and more! Music from filmmusic.io "Tyrant" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Henna's Sources: Carmen Pardini, Toshiya Hanada, Paula H. Krisko, Benefits and risks of using electrodynamic tethers to de-orbit spacecraft, Acta Astronautica, Volume 64, Issues 5–6, 2009, Pages 571-588, ISSN 0094-5765, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2008.10.007. “Electrodynamic Tether.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 July 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrodynamic_tether. Hastings D.E., Roy R.I.S. (1993) A Brief Overview of Electrodynamic Tethers. In: DeWitt R.N., Duston D., Hyder A.K. (eds) The Behavior of Systems in the Space Environment. NATO ASI Series How Does the Earth's Core Generate a Magnetic Field?, www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-does-earths-core-generate-a-magnetic-field. Johnson, L., and M. Herrmann. “International Space Station Electrodynamic Tether Reboost Study.” NASA, NASA, July 1998, ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19980223479/downloads/19980223479.pdf. michiganengineering. “Building CubeSats to Test Electrodynamic Tethering in Space with MiTEE.” YouTube, YouTube, 13 Feb. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4YVENNlSI8. NASAconnect. “How NASA Uses Tethers.” YouTube, YouTube, 24 Aug. 2007, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrl9m1yIHRw&ab_channel=NASAconnect. “Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 July 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Booster. Anna's Sources: Chen, Yi, et al. “History of the Tether Concept and Tether Missions: A Review.” Hindawi, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 16 Jan. 2013, downloads.hindawi.com/archive/2013/502973.pdf. Isaacs, John D., et al. “Satellite Elongation into a True ‘Sky-Hook.’” Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 11 Feb. 1966, science.sciencemag.org/content/151/3711/682. Loff, Sarah. “CubeSats Overview.” NASA, NASA, 22 July 2015, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cubesats/overview/#:~:text=CubeSats%20are%20built%20to%20standard,Deployer%2C%20or%20P%2DPOD. “Mario Grossi.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 3 June 1999, www.theguardian.com/news/1999/jun/03/guardianobituaries. “Professor Giuseppe Colombo, Italy's Leading Space Scientist and Consultant...” UPI, UPI, 21 Feb. 1984, www.upi.com/Archives/1984/02/21/Professor-Giuseppe-Colombo-Italys-leading-space-scientist-and-consultant/6477446187600/. Sabbineni, Tara. “About Our Team.” About MiTEE, clasp-research.engin.umich.edu/groups/s3fl/mitee/about/. “Space Tether Missions.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 July 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tether_missions#Proposed_and_future_missions. “Space Tether Missions.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 July 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tether_missions#TSS-1_mission. TSS-1, NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive, nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=TSS-1.

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