Whats wrong with this CIRCUIT (was: Tethered Satellites)

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From: Steven Robiner
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1992 03:56

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Excuse me, but isn't something missing from this "Tethered Satellite"
experiment?  The shuttle is at one end, and the satellite is at the 
other, right?  But that's an open circuit, so where's the load
joining the ends of this 'generator.'?

If the tether has a return line for the power, won't Earth's magnetic
field induce a current in that line too?  If so, then any return
current would be negated by this induction.  So how's this
thing supposed to work?

=steve=

Conspiracy Theory:
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The whole thing is Top-Secret high-tech fishing trip: just stick
a satellite out on a long string and see if any 'UFO's bite.  ;)

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