The Royal Institution
Controlling the orientation of an object is called attitude control. Leonard Maunders shows how small jets are used to control the attitude of satellites.
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Leonard Maunder gave the 1983 Christmas Lectures “Machines in Motion” about motion on all scales – from atoms to locomotives to spaceships.
His second lecture looks at how Newton’s laws apply to motion, with examples such as bows and arrows, rockets, and gyroscopes.
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I love these old clips
But it's interesting how they become more enjoyable the less stuffy the lecturer
I'm looking forward to this year's one. Who is doing it?
Works better in the movies:)
Certainly, sir… yes, yes…
what an amazing thumbnail that is
OK then we'll tell us what the jets a pushing off in the near perfect vacuum of space?
Oh. That kind of attitude.
The ECS is supremely better into demonstrating how complicated motion is, but RCS makes for better demonstration. You should have left both systems though.
Nice lecture. i could try Co2 thrusters.//
I got a nice name for a Band
Satellites With Attitude
So, satellites are controlled at quite a merry pace? What a swell idea! Be careful while mounting a chair, there are children in the auditorium!
Mister Coates couldn’t sit in the chair and do that, he hasn’t a PhD, you see. ;D
maybe turning a electromagnet on and off would keep a satellite in orbit if it was repelled by earths magnetic field? ?? ??♂️
This also a good example to demonstrate mass.
Not 007 maybe Ms Penny's son?
Wish i would have gone to college