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> Don is a bit of a machinist himself, so we decided to have some fun with the device name. I don’t get it, anyone able to explain?
by mkmk 2y ago
> Don is a bit of a machinist himself, so we decided to have some fun with the device name.
I don’t get it, anyone able to explain?
- petee 2y agoI think its just them being overly technical on the naming the mechanism, ie "Rotational Coil Spring Powered", rather than just being a plain ol Windup Star Tracker
- snypher 2y agoMy only thought is 'RCSPAST' is the joke, but I still don't get it. Edit: I think maybe Don's reputation as an in-space inventor (first patent for something invented in space) means the clock spring device got a long and contrived name for it's quite basic function.