Benefits and risks of using electrodynamic tethers to de-orbit spacecraft

The document summarizes the content of the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) Final Report on Action Item 19.1 (Potential Benefits and Risks of using Electrodynamic Tethers for End-of-life De-orbit of LEO Spacecraft). It describes the potential benefits and risks of using tethers in space, and discusses the results obtained by ASI, JAXA and NASA for the tests proposed in the AI 19.1 study plan.