Fake_William_Shatner t1_iybwxjm wrote on November 30, 2022 at 6:24 AM

Reply to comment by Hellrazor236 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

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.

CatProgrammer t1_iycshlh wrote on November 30, 2022 at 1:13 PM

Reaction wheels are kind of like the inverse of flywheels, they're spun at constant speeds and then have their speed adjusted to modify attitude. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaction_wheel