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Wheels…on an orbiter?
The @EuropaClipper spacecraft is getting wheels, but they’re not for driving. The four large reaction wheels will spin nearly continuously to help keep the spacecraft oriented as it flies by Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. http://go.nasa.gov/3XsDnGn
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NASA’s Europa Clipper Gets Its Wheels for Traveling in Deep Space

The enormous spacecraft that will head to Jupiter’s moon Europa uses four large reaction wheels to help keep it oriented.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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