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Does the pistol grip tool also take drill bits and screwdriver bits or only wrench sockets?
I've heard of sockets that the pistol grip tool1 takes, but does it also take bits that let it also be used for drilling and/or driving screws? 1 cf. NASA NTRS 19960025621; A computer controlled ...
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How to set a constant density model in STK'S Astrogator
I'm trying to verify a simplifying orbit maintenance strategy obtained from one of my numerical tools using Astrogator as a propagator. My tool uses a constant density value obtained by averaging the ...
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Geo satellite - antenna gain contours to heat map in STK
I am using STK to show antenna gain contours on the ground from a transmitter on a sensor on a geo bird that is tracking a receiver on the ground. With good resolution I can create great images that ...
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If you release a tool outside the ISS in space will it remain at the "same" place forever?
If an astronaut doing a repair outside the International Space Station (ISS) gently lets go of a tool into space, will it keep "flying" (orbiting) at the same spot relative to the ISS where ...
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Why can't a regular hammer be used in micro-gravity?
A comment under this question states that "A good smack of a hammer" - is not a simple thing in zero gravity. You need a special hammer with absorption of inertia. Why is this the case? ...
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