Space Tethers: Slinging Objects in Orbit?

Morning Edition, April 16, 2007 · What do you get when you combine a high school library, an intercontinental ballistic missile, and a machine that makes sexy underwear? The answer is scheduled to blast off into space tonight. This particular tether is the creation of Rob Hoyt, a physicist and aerospace engineer who lives in Washington state. The story behind it goes back to Hoyt’s high-school days. One day, Hoyt was in the library, and he picked up a book…