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Re: Wings [was: Re: Building big]
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lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au
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Tue, 26 Jun 2001 20:54:10 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Duane Hess writes:
> > > >
> > > > The "wings" on the ISS (or Mir) are not there to help stabilize the station,
> > > > they are there to increase the surface area of the solar panels to provide
> > > > electrical power to the station. There are other control systems which keep
> > > > the station from revolving, which would be a bad thing.
> > > >
> > > > -Duane
> > >
> > > For more information on the ISS see: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/
> > >
> > > -Duane
> >
> > Thank you for the computer site, Duane, but where is the information located
> > about the control systems which counteract the spinning motions in outer >space?
> > Jesse Long
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> You will have to dig for that yourself, since I am not intimately familiar
> with the site and am unwilling to become that familiar with it. However, if
> memory serves me correctly, I think that the system you are refering to is a
> thruster system where gasses are expelled.
>
> -Duane
OK, I lied (sort of...)
I didn't find a page on the ISS, but I did find one on the shuttle here:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-74/shutref/sts-rcs.html
All of the links make it a little difficult to read, but there is some good
information there.
-Duane
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| (...) Thank you for the information, Duane. Who knew that the way that the engines were designed in the Challenger were so dangerously built in life? The design of the engines is nice but I simply will just modify the current engines or go with an (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) You will have to dig for that yourself, since I am not intimately familiar with the site and am unwilling to become that familiar with it. However, if memory serves me correctly, I think that the system you are refering to is a thruster system (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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