When we see videos of astronauts in zero-gravity, it looks like a lot of fun. Did you ever think about the effects weightlessness has on the body?
It isn't pretty but we'll spare you the details. Any crewed mission to the Moon, Mars, or anywhere else beyond the Earth's gravity have a time limit on them.
Permanent off-world colonies are not a good idea until the gravity problem is solved.
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Artificial gravity is only found in rudimentary experimental forms, despite what a century of science fiction might have led you to believe.
It would take a Herculean feat of cutting-edge engineering and an even bigger financial investment to scale a spinning amusement park ride to the size of a human colony.
Two of Japan's most prestigious organizations were entered.
The article was written by Matt Williams.
The study is a collaborative effort between Kyoto University and the Kajima Corporation (one of Japan’s oldest and largest construction companies). The announcement was made during a press conference covered by Kansai TV NEWS and shared via their YouTube channel.
The above video shows a habitat where humans would be able to work and live in an environment similar to the Earth.
Artificial gravity would be achieved by building a huge cone-shaped building with enough power and speed to mimic Earth's gravity. Humans would be able to walk, run, jump, and give birth to babies on the Moon or even the surface of Mars thanks to this.
Williams says that this isn't a mission. It is a fun research partnership between Kyoto University and Kajima Corpora tion.
The lead architect with the Kajima Corporation made it clear during the video.
Of course, it’s not technical at all, but it’s very important to come up with ideas at this stage.
If possible, I want to go to the Moon. More specifically, I want to go to Mars. I want to realize the concept on the Moon in some way in 2050.
Neural thinks that the year 2050 seems too optimistic. The idea is cool and could be practical. There is no idea of how much this would cost or how it would be implemented.
Logistical concerns such as whether to build the structure piecemeal here on Earth and then come up with a novel transport system to send it to the Moon or to create new machinery and techniques to facilitate construction in space are included.
They need to come up with new techniques for assembling the structure on the Moon and provide it with enough energy and infrastructure to keep it spinning.
The ultimate goal of this partnership is to inspire the next generation of students in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
This is one of a number of projects that MIT and NASA have. While it is great to see popular Japanese institutions getting in on a project like this, nothing we are seeing in the video leads us to believe that this project is more advanced than similar ideas.
There is nothing we can do to convince us that it doesn't.
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