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> Wondering if this technology can be used to control spacecraft attitude It can indeed, and is already used in the wild today! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
by CaptainOfCoit 3y ago
> Wondering if this technology can be used to control spacecraft attitude
It can indeed, and is already used in the wild today!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaction_wheel#Examples_of_spacecraft_using_reaction_wheels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaction_wheel#Examples_of_spa...
- jessriedel 3y agoThat list has three examples, but to be clear for others: Nearly every satellite has reaction wheels. There are literally tens of thousands of reaction wheels in orbit.
- dave333 3y agoI guess I have watched Apollo 13 too many times and was under the mistaken impression spacecraft still used propellant thrusters for attitude control.
- eternauta3k 3y agoThey still do!
- progman32 3y agoTo add, reaction control is used in conjunction with reaction wheels. When the wheels saturate, the rockets are used to desaturate them.