Electric actuators are used on a motion simulator to take passengers on a realistic flight.
Electric actuators are used on a motion simulator to take passengers on a realistic flight at the US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama. The development of the electric space actuator represents an unusual case of space technology transfer wherein the product was commercialized before it was used for the intended space purpose. MOOG, which supplies the thrust vector control hydraulic actuators for the Space Shuttle and brake actuators for the Space Orbiter, initiated development of electric actuators for aerospace and industrial use in the early 1980s. NASA used the technology to develop an electric replacement for the Space Shuttle main engine TVC actuator.
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