Can The Human Body Handle Rotating Artificial Gravity?

Scott Manley · 3M views · 2021-08-17 · 15:27

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Scott Manley surveys the research on whether people can adapt to rotating artificial gravity, from early Soviet centrifuge tests to modern studies. He concludes it is an engineering problem and discusses Coriolis effects and station radius.

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Space exploration & spaceflight Fundamental physics

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deepdriver · 2022-07 · Recommendation
YouTuber Scott Manley has a great video on artificial gravity in space, including concepts that resemble the article's proposal: [VIDEO] Before I watched the video, I didn't know the Soviet Union tested a (small) centrifuge for artificial gravity in space back in the 70s: [LINK]
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samwillis · 2021-12 · Recommendation
Scott Manley did a video looking at this, it’s a good and informative watch: [VIDEO] The gist is that is actually doable at the same(ish) scale as the ISS. Bigger is better but we can do it at a radius as little at 40m.
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MobiusHorizons · 2025-06 · Reference
Relevant Scott Manley video: [VIDEO] Relevant tom Scott video: [LINK] There is a lot of research, but it’s not as simple as operating under real gravity. Makes many movements harder and can result in getting sick.
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