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Questions regarding an object or spacecraft rotating around an axis.
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What is the point of rotation of an "umbrella ship"
The only reason for it that is explained elsewhere and I can find is in the first link that you give, and suggests that the rotation creates centrifugal force for the silicon oil coolant to be drawn through … Image and caption source: Atomic Rockets: Mars Umbrella Ship
Interestingly though, rotation of the habitat ring and the radiator umbrella isn't mentioned in Walt Disney's Mars and Beyond (YouTube video …
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Why is the rotation rate of Venus so slow?
prograde, or anticlockwise, on their axes,
Latest findings (merely a good month ago as of writing this answer) revealed that its rotation period is actually increasing, i.e. its axial rotation velocity … But this puzzle is not yet solved." source
The rotation period of Venus may represent an equilibrium state between tidal locking to the Sun's gravitation, which tends to slow rotation, and an atmospheric …
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How do astronauts turn in space?
This video published on YouTube on Zero-G: "Movement in Microgravity: Skylab to Space Shuttle" 1988 NASA Weightlessness Footage, starting at 2:10 into it, shows a Skylab astronaut doing a front roll a …
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What is "forward rotation" of a spacecraft?
The forward rotation is to alter
the thrusters in the right direction for the sling shot?
ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission: You are absolutely right! …
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