@kalkulat to science • 6 months agoNASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in spacewww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square69arrow-up1489arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology[email protected]worldinprogress[email protected]
arrow-up1488arrow-down1external-linkNASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in spacewww.space.com@kalkulat to science • 6 months agomessage-square69cross-posted to: technology[email protected]worldinprogress[email protected]
minus-square@Olhonestjimlink2•6 months agoI could be mistaken, but I believe NASA used the same technique with light pressure to keep Kepler oriented properly as its reaction wheels each failed in sequence.
I could be mistaken, but I believe NASA used the same technique with light pressure to keep Kepler oriented properly as its reaction wheels each failed in sequence.