NASA eClips™: Mass Properties
Target: Grades 9-12
Length: 6 minutes 8 seconds
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Learn how mass properties, such as weight, mass, center of gravity and inertia, affect how things fly. See how NASA compensates for missing components in a flight test article by using ballast to meet mass and center-of-gravity requirements.