Reaction 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/

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llamacoffee@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 17d (1 reply)

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.