c/spaceflight · by supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 17dReaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/reaction-wheel-failures-leave-swift-rescue-mission-spinning-in-orbit/16 points · 2 comments · view on lemmy.world
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llamacoffee@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 17d
That's tough. I hope they can figure this out.
burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 17d
Idk, man, they're at the point of trying to use their eprop to stop tumbling. I'm sure the power situation isn't great. It reminds me of when Starfish had an emergency deployment and burned everything out trying to despin.