How Reaction Wheels and Control Moment Gyros Work?
How does the ISS control its attitude? How can the Hubble space telescope maintain its orientation with pinpoint accuracy? Explore how these are done by applying conservation of angular momentum.
How does the ISS control its attitude? How can the Hubble space telescope maintain its orientation with pinpoint accuracy? Explore how these are done by applying conservation of angular momentum.
You might have heard the term ‘zero-g’ from most of the people when they talk about space and the International Space Station. By ‘zero-g’, they are technically referring to the weightless environment of the space...
Before going to the outer space, quick question! Do we feel gravity now? From an earthly standpoint, the answer is yes. But not really! What we feel is the contact reaction force of the ground—the...