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The Terminator Tether ™ Satellite Deorbit Device. S mall B usiness I nnovation R esearch. Tethers Unlimited, Inc. Clinton, WA. INNOVATION. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Terminator Tether™
The Terminator Tether™ is a low-cost, low-mass device that will provide a reliable capability for removing satellites and upper stages from low-Earth orbit (LEO) when they have completed their missions. The Terminator Tether™ will provide a cost-
effective method for reducing the growth of space debris.
INNOVATION
Tethers Unlimited, Inc.Clinton, WA
SmallBusinessInnovation Research
GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS The Terminator Tether™ will provide NASA and Department of
Defense (DoD) operators of LEO spacecraft with a cost-effective method for complying with NASA Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines.
TUI will seek NASA certification for use of Terminator Tether™ on USG missions.
Marshall Space Flight Center12/10/99; Success Story #
The Terminator Tether™ Satellite Deorbit Device
ACCOMPLISHMENTS The Terminator Tether™ is currently in the development and early prototyping stage. TUI has raised approximately $100,000 in private investments in support of the
development of the Terminator Tether™.
COMMERCIALIZATION The device will be marketed under the trademarks Terminator Tether™ and Remora
Remover™. TUI has filed two patent applications related to the Terminator Tether™, with a total
of 63 claims. Primary customers will be LEO constellation satellite manufacturers. TUI plans to conduct a flight demonstration in 2003, and bring the device to market
soon thereafter. TUI has received endorsements from Teledesic, Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, Ellipso,
and Skybridge. Because the Terminator Tether™ does not require propellant, and because it is self-
powered, it has low mass requirements and can operate independently of the host spacecraft. Therefore, it can provide a unique, low-cost capability for disposing of spacecraft even after they have malfunctioned.
Contacts: MSFC, Tom Knight; 256-544-5353Tethers Unlimited, Inc., Dr. Robert P. Hoyt, 206-306-0400
1999 Phase II; NAS8-99092