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Index Key:   ENG016
Author:      snydera
Subject:     Gyroscopes
Text:        How do gyroscopes help the Hubble Telescope navigate?

Response #:  1 of 1
Author:      jade hawk
Text:        Gyroscopes are used in satellites mainly for keeping them pointed 
precisely in one direction as they orbit around the earth or as they pass by 
some other planet or moon (like the Voyagers).  The spin axis of the gyroscope 
maintains a fixed direction independent of the motion of the satellite.

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