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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Space cat in zero gravity

Posted by Adam Stanhope in Animal, Science & Tech, Video Clips on January 11, 2009 at 8:24 pm


For security reasons, we must remain circumspect about exactly how this video got to Neatorama headquarters from outer-space. It’s footage of an act almost as heinous and terrifying as cat juggling. This time, it’s a cat in zero gravity.

Note that the audio has been removed to protect the innocent.

Courage.

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