In Microgravity, a CD Player Becomes a Gyroscope

Posted by Queuebot in Science & Tech, Video Clips on May 24, 2009 at 1:00 pm


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NASA International Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit demonstrates how a spinning CD acts as a stabilizing gyroscope in microgravity.  When two and three CD players are combined in perpendicular planes, they provide a relatively stable platform.

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