According to the patent, habitable modules would rotate around a central axis to simulate gravity for crew by producing an outward-pushing centrifugal force.
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Russia plans rotating space station with artificial gravity to protect astronaut health
The Russian state rocket company, Energia, has officially secured a patent for a giant, rotating space architect, according ...
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Russia patents space station design that could create gravity
Russia has quietly taken a bold step toward solving one of spaceflight’s oldest problems by patenting a space station design ...
Russia’s state-owned Energia rocket company has secured a patent for a space station designed to generate artificial gravity.
They are entirely feasible and, with sufficient funding, we could build one within months or years! Due to the effect of the Coriolis force on the semicircular canals (three tubes in the inner ear), ...
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