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SweetNeo85 t1_iybtexy wrote

Reply to comment by Fake_William_Shatner in Japan successfully uses steam to propel Moon spacecraft | Japan’s space agency Jaxa has announced it successfully used steam to propel its spacecraft that was launched as one of the payloads aboard Nasa’s Orion spacecraft. by yourSAS

Is it too much to ask for a big brass flyball governor?

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Hellrazor236 t1_iybvn70 wrote

It probably has a reaction wheel.

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Fake_William_Shatner t1_iybwxjm wrote

I've never heard of a flyball. I have heard of a flywheel or a reaction governor.

I suppose I'm not well versed enough in steampunk technology.

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