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Non-active nutation damping for single-spin spacecraft of all mass distributions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

S. W. Tonkin
S. W. Tonkin*
Affiliation:
Space Systems and Sounding Rockets, British Aircraft Corporation
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The purpose of this paper is to describe a new component for spacecraft. The subject is not quite new in that the author presented a paper (Ref. 1) on the subject this year.

The original idea for the device came from thoughts about an extension beyond the terms of reference of a study contract. After a proposal had been made it became apparent that Cloutier of Hughes Aircraft had made a remotely similar proposal, but apart from its mention in some letters, no publication has been seen by the author.

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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 80 , Issue 789 , September 1976 , pp. 394 - 401
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1976 

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