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Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG)
A spinning gyroscope whose axis is tilted to produce large control torques efficiently — used on big, agile spacecraft such as the International Space Station and Earth-imaging satellites.
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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