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There's nothing particularly difficult about building a spinning structure that has 1G of force at the outside (you see this all the time in carnival rides and
by parliament32 7y ago
There's nothing particularly difficult about building a spinning structure that has 1G of force at the outside (you see this all the time in carnival rides and the like -- if anything, it would be easier in a 0G environment, because you just have to start spinning and it'll keep spinning by itself forever). It's just not particularly useful -- astronaut comfort isn't really a priority, considering how expensive (and prone to problems) it would be.
- dredmorbius 7y agoThis is far less about astronaut comfort and far more about health. Zero G turns out to be harmful in numerous ways, in addition to the other problems of space environments (radiation, iosolation, contamination). My sense is that the most valuable information to come from ISS is of astronaut adaptation and long-term space effects on health.