Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!mcdphx!citek.mcdphx.mot.com!hbg6 From: hbg6@citek.mcdphx.mot.com Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: reaction wheels Summary: what are they? Message-ID: <13196@mcdphx.phx.mcd.mot.com> Date: 12 Jul 90 18:59:22 GMT Sender: listen@mcdphx.phx.mcd.mot.com Reply-To: hbg6@citek.mcdphx.mot.com Organization: Motorola Microcomputer Division, Tempe, Az. Lines: 9 Distribution:usa Excuse me if this is a silly question but would someone explain what a reaction wheel is and how it is used? Thanks, John ..................................................................... All opinions expressed are mine and not Motorolas, their loss. .....................................................................