“The Second Young Engineers’ Satellite (YES2) was activated and separated from the Foton-M3 spacecraft…The Fotino capsule was due to be deployed on a 30 km long tether in space, the longest ever. As the tether deployed slower than planned, it reached a length of 8.5 km before a preprogrammed command cut Fotino loose from the spacecraft…” Full Slice

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