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Caption: Shown is the Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite Mini-elevator #2 - STARS-Me2 flight unit. STARS-Me2 is a 1U CubeSat developed by the Shizuoka University as part of the STARS project. The purpose of the STARS-Me2 mission is to demonstrate a technology to control orbital descending. This is achieved by step-by-step deployment and retrieval of a steel convex tether of approximately 10 meters. Image Credit: Shizuoka University

jsc2025e064343 (9/19/2023) --- Shown is the Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite Mini-elevator #2 - STARS-Me2 flight unit. STARS-Me2 is a 1U CubeSat developed by the Shizuoka University as part of the STARS project. The purpose of the STARS-Me2 mission is to demonstrate a technology to control orbital descending. This is achieved by step-by-step deployment and retrieval of a steel convex tether of approximately 10 meters...Image Credit: Shizuoka University