I was thinking more along these lines:
The Leonov from "2010" with its rotating center section.
Not this:
Posted on 07/19/2016 12:31:23 PM PDT by BenLurkin
While astronauts on the ISS have enough space for the work-out equipment they need to help reduce these effects (i.e. muscle degeneration and loss of bone density), long-range missions are another matter. Luckily, NASA has plans for how astronauts can stay healthy during their upcoming Journey to Mars. It's known as the Resistive Overload Combined with Kinetic Yo-Yo (ROCKY) device, which will be used aboard the Orion spacecraft.
For years, engineers at NASA and in the private sector have been working to create the components that will take astronauts to the Red Planet in the 2030s. These include the Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion Multi Purpose Crew Capsule. At the same time, scientists and engineers at the Ohio-based Zin Technologies company – with the support of the NASA Human Research Program's Exploration Exercise Equipment project – were busy developing the equipment needed to keep the Martian crews healthy and fit in space.
One of the biggest challenges was making a device that is robust enough to provide a solid work-out, but still be compact and light-weight enough to fit inside the space capsule. What they came up with was ROCKY, a rowing machine-like tool that can accommodate both aerobic activity and strength training. Using loads that simulate up to 180 kg (400 pounds) of resistance, astronauts will be ale to perform excises like squats, deadlifts and heel raises, as well as upper body exercises like bicep curls and upright rows.
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YO ADRIAN!!!
Yes. It is an effect of momentum, not gravity.
Thanks!
Of course. But what good is a slow rim speed? The rim woul;d need to move quickly enough to generate the needed force to simulate gravity. There would need to be a hub and there will be friction.
I was thinking more along these lines:
The Leonov from "2010" with its rotating center section.
Not this:
You don’t need no steenking hub.
And the rotation can be pretty slow if the diameter is large.
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