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Old May 8th 18, 12:57 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Fred J. McCall[_3_]
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Default Orbital Gravity Lab?

JF Mezei wrote on Tue, 8 May 2018
04:05:43 -0400:

On 2018-05-07 01:00, Fred J. McCall wrote:

You're also confused about 0g at the center. You'd have some small
amount of gravity with angular forces. Not a good place to do things
like trying to grow 0g crystals.


The centre lab could rotate relative to the rotating station to give it
a neutral position relative to space.


So now you've got the same vibration problem that you get with a
treadmill. If you're going to play that game, there are easier ways.


The vibration isolation racks
developped by NASA would eliminate any vibration from the station
retating around the structure.


Yeah, sure. And if frogs had wings they wouldn't bump their asses
when they hopped.


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