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From: kcarroll@utzoo.UUCP (Kieran A. Carroll)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: how to grab a satellite
Message-ID: <3767@utzoo.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Apr-84 12:09:32 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 19 12:09:32 1984
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   When the astronaut grabbed the solar max satellite in an attempt to
stop its rotation, he wasn't planning to change the rotation rate by
"giving it a shove". Instead, he was planning to activate the "attitude
hold" feature of his manoeuvering unit. The gyros in the MMU would
sense that their reference platform was rotating, and send out
commands to the MMU's gas jets to apply a torque in the direction
required to stop the rotation (I assume).

-Kieran A. Carroll
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