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'''Yaw''' refers to [[rotation]] around the vertical axis; the motion side to side of a vehicles nose. It is one of the [[Six Degrees of Freedom]] which describes any possible motion in a 3 dimensional space. In Orbiter the RCS system is frequently used to make these attitude changes.
 
'''Yaw''' refers to [[rotation]] around the vertical axis; the motion side to side of a vehicles nose. It is one of the [[Six Degrees of Freedom]] which describes any possible motion in a 3 dimensional space. In Orbiter the RCS system is frequently used to make these attitude changes.
  
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Revision as of 09:09, 12 March 2006

Yaw refers to rotation around the vertical axis; the motion side to side of a vehicles nose. It is one of the Six Degrees of Freedom which describes any possible motion in a 3 dimensional space. In Orbiter the RCS system is frequently used to make these attitude changes.