Occupants in a single space shuttle in orbit feel weightless. describe a scheme whereby occupants in a pair of shuttles (or even one shuttle and another massive object in orbit) would be able to use a long cable to continuously experience a comfortably normal earthlike gravity.

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Eleanor Roach

Physics

2 April, 15:56

Occupants in a single space shuttle in orbit feel weightless. describe a scheme whereby occupants in a pair of shuttles (or even one shuttle and another massive object in orbit) would be able to use a long cable to continuously experience a comfortably normal earthlike gravity.

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Domino · Answer 1

The scheme whereby occupants in a pair of shuttles is as follows

use a strong cable with large weight on the end

Then use the orbital naneuvering system (OMS) to set the whole work as spinning about their common center of gravity.