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		LegionMammal978 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Old Soviet Venus descent craft nearing Earth reent... Unless acted on by an external force, all rigid objects only rotate about a single axis, do they not? That axis just might not be aligned with any useful parts you'd want to grab on to.

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