Sunita in Space (Smart Zero-Gravity Gyroscope & Space Station Simulator)
Source: Stemoto Original
Simulate life aboard the International Space Station (ISS) with astronaut Sunita Williams. Construct a 3-axis MPU6050 gimbal gyroscope rig that simulates floating in microgravity and tracks orbital speed.
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Props & Materials Required
- •3-axis gimbal ring frame (simulated space station microgravity)
- •MPU6050 3-axis accelerometer/gyroscope sensor
- •Toy astronaut figure with LED spacesuit
- •ESP32 controller board
- •0.96-inch OLED display screen
- •DFPlayer Mini MP3 module + 3W speaker
Step-by-Step Instructions
Mount Astronaut in Gimbal Rig
Place astronaut figure inside 3-axis gimbal rings.
Spin Gimbal Rig in Free Rotation
Spin gimbal rings. MPU6050 gyro reads 0-g acceleration on all axes!
Observe Weightless Floating
OLED displays 'Microgravity State: 0.00 G | ISS Speed: 28,000 km/h'.
Sunita Williams Space Story
Speaker plays Sunita Williams audio recording describing watching 16 sunrises a day from space!
Why It Works & Notes
Sunita in Space explores Earth's gravity vs zero-gravity aboard the ISS (floating food, floating water drops, orbiting Earth every 90 minutes). A 3-axis gyro gimbal rig showing weightlessness physics turns space science into reality.
Looking Around Class 5 Chapter 11: Sunita in Space | STEM Tech: 3-Axis Gyroscopic Inertial Measurement & Microgravity Simulation Physics — ISS space station orbital mechanics.