APOD: A Tether in Space

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This Astronomy Picture of the Day shows a test in which a small satellite was tethered to the Space Shuttle in 1992. Numerous wide-ranging links provide further information.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050328.html

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Access Rights:	Free access
Restriction:	© 2005 NASA GSFC Has a copyright or other licensing restriction.
Record Creator:	Metadata instance created May 15, 2009 by Logan Hancock
Record Updated:	Jan 30, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:	June 21, 2007

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AIP Format

APOD: A Tether in Space (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 2005), WWW Document, (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050328.html).

APA Format

APOD: A Tether in Space. (2007, June 21). Retrieved September 7, 2010, from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050328.html

Chicago Format

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. APOD: A Tether in Space. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, June 21, 2007. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050328.html (accessed 7 September 2010).

MLA Format

APOD: A Tether in Space. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 2005. 21 June 2007. 7 Sep. 2010 <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050328.html>.

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