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What is the relationship between the radius of a ring in a rotating space station and the strength of the artificial gravity generated?
Suppose engineers built a rotating space station similar to Space Station V from the film 2011: A Space Odyssey, but with multiple concentric rings where astronauts can live.
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Can structural trusses in centrifuges be helpful at all?
Imagine a rotating space station for the purpose of creating artificial gravity. Generally, such a space station is portrayed as a ring or a cylinder. Images of these space stations often have lines ...
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“Artificial gravity” on a rotating space stations
There have been a lot of sci-fi shows recently using the "rotating space station" explanation for gravity on space stations.
After watching these videos:
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