The first Mission of the Tethered Statellite

Summary The first test flight of the Italian Tethered Satellite was carried out from July 31 to August 8, 1992 on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis. This paper, authored by one of the crewmembers, directly involved with the Tethered Statellite Mission, describes the on-board experiment environment and the Payload Crew experience. Paper presented at the 6th Cosmic Physics National Conference, Palermo, 3–7 November 1992.