@janusrx: NASA deployed a 12-mile-long (20 km) conductive tether into Earth's ionosphere to generate electricity and test propellantless propulsion. An electrical arc caused the cable to break and snap, sending the attached satellite drifting away while the crew recorded it.

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Wednesday 27 May 2026 13:28:07 GMT