yo-yo despin en · NOUN
Etymology
From the cables being wrapped around the spacecraft and unreeling in the manner of a double yo-yo.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A method of reducing the rotation rate of a rapidly-spinning spacecraft by unreeling a pair of weights from the spinning spacecraft, greatly increasing the spacecraft's moment of inertia and transferring most of the spacecraft's angular momentum to the weights.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo-yo de-spin | alternative | lexicographic |