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As I have remarked previously, spacecraft problems have been responsible for a resurgence and growth of the dynamical theory of rotating systems. For many purposes during the last two decades it has been possible to model the spacecraft as a rigid bodies or gyrostats, or perhaps simple two-body systems. However, even from the earliest days of real satellites, cases have been known where non-rigid characteristics have dominated the dynamical behavior.
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Likins, P.W., Roberson, R.E., Wittenburg, J. (1971). Introductory remarks. In: Dynamics of Flexible Spacecraft. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 103. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2908-1_1
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