Reliable backup for primary gyro instruments is crucial for piston-powered aircraft, particularly in IFR conditions, due to the high risk of primary system failure leading to spatial disorientation ...

The venerable Hubble Space Telescope is running out of gyroscopes, and when none are left, the instrument will cease to conduct meaningful science. To preserve the telescope, which has been operating ...

Many critical gyroscopic flight instruments, particularly air- or vacuum-driven ones, are prone to mechanical failure (e.g., vacuum pump), which can lead to instrument disagreement. Such failures ...

NASA placed its venerable Hubble Space Telescope into a “safe mode” on Friday evening because of gyroscope problems, the space agency confirmed Monday. Although science operations are expected to ...

Chinese researchers say they have developed a “groundbreaking” fibre-optic gyroscope that is stable across a large temperature range and can be used for navigation. According to the team from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China develops new fibre-optic gyroscope that can withstand a range of temperatures A team of Chinese scientists has reportedly ...