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Why can't a regular hammer be used in micro-gravity?
The current US EVA hammer is just... a hammer.
Source: EVA Tool Catalog
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Why can't a regular hammer be used in micro-gravity?
To use a hammer in microgravity, you need to be firmly anchored to the object you wish to pound on.
Otherwise, you are at the mercy of action/reaction. As you swing the hammer, half of your effort ...
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Moment of inertia data for rocket stage?
The document S-4B-503N Stage Flight Test Plan contains old-school tabular printouts of output from a simulation of a Saturn V launch. It looks like this (I highlighted the moments of inertia at this ...
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