Fuel-Free Space Propulsion Systems

Published 2020-03

Researchers at the Naval Research Laboratory are working on a concept that could not only help steer satellites back down to earth when they’re decommissioned, but also clean up space clutter in the process.

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renamedThe same phenomenon is listed again within two editions under a new name (D33).

Continued as ftsg-tech-trends-2021-434

A trend is graded on whether the publisher keeps it, never as a hit or a miss (D6, D33).

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ApogeeTethered Satellite Systemsnarrower

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rank: 395
section: Space and Off-Planet Trends
subject: Fuel-Free Space Propulsion Systems
page: 355
confidence: medium
note: Title from the contents list in the SlideShare transcript of the publisher upload; order and section from contents page numbers. Quote added 2026-10-02 from the full slide transcript of the publisher upload (SlideShare, Wayback capture of the newer page format); source_url points at the section that holds the page.