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Saturday Morning Science:
Gyroscopically stabilized CD-player(s) in microgravity onboard the International Space Station.
(April 26, 2003) -- In his final episode of Saturday Morning Science, Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit demonstrates gyroscopic spin stabilization. Pettit floats several portable compact disc players in microgravity that are spinning and not spinning.
Gyroscopically stabilized CD-player(s) in microgravity onboard the International Space Station.
(April 26, 2003) -- In his final episode of Saturday Morning Science, Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit demonstrates gyroscopic spin stabilization. Pettit floats several portable compact disc players in microgravity that are spinning and not spinning.
May 24, 2009 7:00 PM
Re: Gyroscopically Stabilized CD-player
wow . . . space shuttle cost is ~ $10K / lb for this demonstration; or were those the old Hubble gyrostabilizers?
By: starchie
Re: Gyroscopically Stabilized CD-player
The cd players are the gyroscopes. You can do this with any spinning wheel.
By: Raikou
Re: Gyroscopically Stabilized CD-player
I just submitted this related clip: http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/162025/detail/
Same astronaut, different experiment.
Same astronaut, different experiment.
By: hypersapien
