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SpaceX's Starship will create 'gravity' with centrifugal force (bgr.com)

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared hopes to have a "tiny gravity vector" on Starship when it makes its way to Mars in the future.

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[–] tunetardis@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

It would be nice is someone built a spin gravity space station with lunar and martian levels. We could see how people fare after several months in that environment before setting off to build permanent bases.

[–] Shirasho 1 points 1 year ago

Good luck, Elon. The math is not in your favor.

[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe Musk could watch The Martian? They have the centrifugal gravity thing down pat. The concept of build in orbit seems attractive too.

[–] inkican@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

If Elon musk was in the Martian, he'd be Dr Evil