太空纜索

太空纜索是一種航天活动中的绳索，可以用於航天器的推進、動量交換、定姿、高度控制和组件连接。理论上，根據任務目標和高度，将太空纜索用于航天器推进可以比火箭發動機更加便宜。

相關條目
*人造衛星
*太空電梯

参考资料
外部連結

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