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CEV Revolutionary Gimballed Thrusters

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the one-of-these-days-alice dept.

simonbp writes "A Tennessee Tech Professor has proposed an innovative gimbal mount for 'inclusion to the design of [NASA's] CEV (Crew Exploration Vehicle), revolutionizing the vehicle's RCS (Reaction Control System) and solar panel orientation capabilities.' This will allow for nimble maneuvering and for the solar cells to maximize power production."

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  1. This is front page news? by drsquare · · Score: 0, Troll

    The original shuttle had gimballed engines, now they're using it for the RCS as well? Big fucking deal. May as well post an article about how the toilet's going to have a different colour of soap.

    The original design with millions of RCS thrusters all over the place was stupid anyway.