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Practically speaking, honest question, how do we simulate lower gravity for extended periods other than orbit? Seems hard.
by piker 10y ago
Practically speaking, honest question, how do we simulate lower gravity for extended periods other than orbit? Seems hard.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoTechnically, what you're doing in orbit is free fall ;). I've seen devices used to simulate microgravity in cell research. Devices like these: http://www.grimm-space-research.com/RPM/RPM.html http://www.grimm-space-research.com/RPM/RPM.html As far as I understand, the basic idea is to spin the sample in such a way that over time that the forces acting on it (including gravity) average out to 0. Apparently the processes they're interested in occur slowly enough that they behave as if in free fall.