Some of you parents might have a different definition for that term, but one of the most widely-used techniques is spin stabilization. (Maybe it works on toddlers too?) Sometimes after spin ...

The most simple way to stabilize a spacecraft is to spin it like a top, called spin stabilization. This won't work very well for a photograph, however, so the Soviets built the first spacecraft ...

“And so it’s a really complicated project.” The idea of spin stabilization did not come about until this past year. Before then, the plan was to use a three-balloon system, and SSI had yet ...

The second stage will use spin stabilization to keep the launcher on target toward its correct orbit. SRM1 was tested on April 7 at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Both trials were conducted ...

After spin stabilization the service module of the lunar orbiter will be flying at an altitude of 200 kilometers above the Moon’s surface to validate key technologies for the next lunar probe ...