# Mechanism stopping the rotation of a rocket

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mechanism-stopping-the-rotation-of-a-rocket/305993>\
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**Created:** [March 7, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mechanism-stopping-the-rotation-of-a-rocket/305993 "2010-03-07T17:18:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ohls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/59ef9b/32.png) [@Ohls](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ohls)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mechanism-stopping-the-rotation-of-a-rocket/305993/1 "2010-03-07T17:18:48Z")

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I watched this video and got really curious on how they stopped the rotation of the rocket. At first I thought they used some sort of gas powered propulsion. But the video says that it’s mechanical.

Anyone got a clue?