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There is a gravity gradient in the centrifuge, for a 2m tall person, if the radius is only 10m, gravity gradient ranges from 20% to 100% from head to toe, meani
by fouc 2y ago
There is a gravity gradient in the centrifuge, for a 2m tall person, if the radius is only 10m, gravity gradient ranges from 20% to 100% from head to toe, meaning it's quite noticeable. But at 100m radius it's only 2%, and presumed to not be noticeable (I'm not sure if they've actually put that to the test).
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20070001008/downloads/20070001008.pdf https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20070001008/downloads/20...
- pdonis 2y ago> a gravity gradient More precisely an acceleration gradient, at least in the terminology I was using in my previous post. Yes, this is a good point.
- JoeAltmaier 2y agoSo use a 1km tether. Lots of room in space.