Gyroscopically stabilized CD-player(s) in microgravity

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This astronaut shows how to build a gyro-stabilized lighting platform using three CD players for gyroscopes, thanks RayCeeYa! Link.

2 thoughts on “Gyroscopically stabilized CD-player(s) in microgravity”

morcheeba says:

July 6th, 2007 at 9:43 am

Great science lesson! I like how he builds to the final 3-axis platform, rather than just showing it and saying “tada” — that way, all the questions about 1 and 2-axis stabilization are answered.

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