Comments on: There is a remarkable clustering of surface gravity levels in our solar system https://www.isegoria.net/2021/12/there-is-a-remarkable-clustering-of-surface-gravity-levels-in-our-solar-system/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:23:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Sam J. https://www.isegoria.net/2021/12/there-is-a-remarkable-clustering-of-surface-gravity-levels-in-our-solar-system/comment-page-1/#comment-3476937 Sam J. Sat, 18 Dec 2021 16:23:17 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=48483#comment-3476937 Bert says, “…astronauts in a space station spend their sleeping time in a small centrifuge…”

That’s a good idea. We know that centrifuges cause disorientation but there’s no studies I know of where this is done long term. I think it likely that you could slowly up the speed of the centrifuge ad get used to it. NASA really needs a space station that rotates and has a super long tether or beam with two habitats that can vary the speed and distance between centers to see what happens.

I think if we are going to live in space habitats are the way to go. You can build them a little at a time and using non-terrestrial sources of materials you could build big and robust.”Have you heard of this amazing thing?

Earth to Jupiter Via Magsail in 21 Days and Neptune in 18 Weeks

https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2021/11/19/wind-rider-a-high-performance-magsail/

Does this really work? The big problem is it can only go out from the center. What we need is something just like this that can tack like sailboats. THAT would be magic. We could expand into the solar system easily.

]]> By: Bert https://www.isegoria.net/2021/12/there-is-a-remarkable-clustering-of-surface-gravity-levels-in-our-solar-system/comment-page-1/#comment-3476892 Bert Sat, 18 Dec 2021 13:51:42 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=48483#comment-3476892 An idea I’ve been thinking about (which might not work out; what do I know?) is that astronauts in a space station spend their sleeping time in a small centrifuge. That should reduce the problem by one third. The centrifuge could also be set to deliver a bit more than 1 g to make a bigger difference.

]]> By: Bruce Purcell https://www.isegoria.net/2021/12/there-is-a-remarkable-clustering-of-surface-gravity-levels-in-our-solar-system/comment-page-1/#comment-3476708 Bruce Purcell Sat, 18 Dec 2021 05:44:58 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=48483#comment-3476708 Has anyone tried having a group of people live at 1.1 g for a while?

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