SAO Satellite Experiment Launched
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PrintA tethered-satellite experiment conceived and designed at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory was successfully launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The experiment confirmed that a 20 kilometer long, 0.8 centimeter thick, plastic cable could suspend a payload in space with a minimum of oscillation and swing.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Annals of the Smithsonian Institution, 1994. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994, p. 21.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
March 9, 1994