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From its roots in classical mechanics and reliance on stability theory to the evolution of practical stabilization ideas, this volume covers environmental torques encountered in space; energy dissipation; motion equations for four archetypical systems; orientation parameters; illustrations of key concepts with on-orbit flight data; and typical engineering hardware. 1986 edition.Hughes, Peter C. is the author of 'Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics' with ISBN 9780471818427 and ISBN 0471818429.
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