In 1996, Columbia reeled out a satellite on a 19.7-km conducting tether; the line snapped after nearly 5 hours of data, but the system reached about 3,700 volts

Discover how the Space Shuttle Columbia's Tethered Satellite System experiment in 1996 defied expectations, generating overwhelming voltage and making significant contributions to space research despite its unexpected failure.

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