Engines Podcast The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2638: Artificial Gravity Episode: 2638 Artificial Gravity for Human Spaceflight; What is Gained, What is Lost. Today, astronaut Michael Barratt discusses ...
Gravity, in the literal sense, keeps everyone (and everything) on Earth grounded. It acts as the anchor that prevents objects from floating skyward. For humans, it’s a leash that stops us from ...
A conspiracy theory that spread on social media claims that gravity will disappear for seven seconds this August, and that NASA is aware that this will happen. A physics professor explains why this is ...
Learn how to calculate the angular velocity required to create artificial gravity in a rotating system. This video explains the physics behind centripetal acceleration, rotation radius, and angular ...
Random stroke of curiosity regarding human space-flight on long-duration transfer orbits (e.g. Earth to Mars): What issues of health or habitation would be mitigated by maintaining some minimal amount ...
Living and working in space for extended periods of time presents a number of challenges. These include radiation, as locations beyond Earth's protective magnetosphere are exposed to greater levels of ...