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How do they point a camera on a space probe?

When a probe like Voyager 1 is sent into deep space they are able to point the camera at the planet and its moons and take pictures. How is the camera pointed at the object? Is the camera fixed to ...
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What is stopping us from stick building a space station?

I want to understand why we do not build space stations in a similar way that we build a home, piece by piece. Instead we construct modules on the ground and fly them up. Are there some technical ...