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Peer reviewedKastner, Bernice – Quantum, 1992
Presents six learning exercises that introduce students to the mathematics used to control and track spacecraft attitude. Describes the geocentric system used for Earthbound location and navigation, the celestial sphere, the spacecraft-based celestial system, time-dependent angles, observer-fixed coordinate axes, and spacecraft rotational axes.…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Aviation Education, Gravity (Physics), Instructional Materials


