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An array of steerable ion engines hanging below the station (ie on the edge not in the center) can provide both reboots / stationkeeping and precess the axis, e
by schiffern 11mo ago
An array of steerable ion engines hanging below the station (ie on the edge not in the center) can provide both reboots / stationkeeping and precess the axis, eg once per year to track the Sun.
Because trig, by "mixing" both maneuvers together it uses less propellant vs doing the two maneuvers separately.