kT wrote:

http://www.kommersant.com/p-11433/Fotino_landing/

Non-responsive.

Also reported at:
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0709/25yes2tether/

Looks like they violated the 3rd law of snags:
To review:
1. If it can snag, it will.
2. If it can't snag, it will anyway.
3. If it's supposed to snag, it won't.

So design your tethers to snag.

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