Hello @torybruno. How does the Roll motion affects the stability of spacecraft? It is travelling in frictionless space, so why Roll motion is needed here?
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It is beneficial in atmosphere, spacecraft is in space.
Gyroscopic effects exist in space. When an object is spinning on one axis, it resists changes in orientation on the other two. This is why, for example, a top stays standing up
