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February 15th 11, 02:09 PM posted to sci.space.tech
Jeff Findley
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Question about Centrifugal Gravity
In article 93da4e6e-38dd-40de-93b9-1b11ddbfe026
@s11g2000yqc.googlegroups.com,
says...
So a lot of movies, TV shows, illustrations, etc., show spacecraft
generating "gravity" via rotating hull sections. In many cases, this
rotating section spins around a stationary central hull.
The question I have for those more knowledgeable in this area than I
is: What is the connection between these two sections? Obviously
there shouldn't be a physical connection between the two hull sections
(right?). But would this mean space enough between the spinnning hull
and the stationary hull for the interior atmosphere to escape? Or is
it sealed somehow?
Sorry if this is a beginner's or nitpicker's question; it's just
something that I've been wondering about for a while.
Thanks in advance to everyone who'll help me expand my knowledge
here.
--James
Example he
Nautilus-X - NASA's Multi-mission Space Exploration Vehicle Concept
http://www.onorbit.com/node/2970
In the above article is a link to the "full document" (Powerpoint).
Jeff
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