| NASA Center: |
Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
S-69-1635 |
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| Date : |
1969
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Title
Artificial Gravity Space Station
Full Description
A 1969 station concept. The station was to rotate on its central
axis to produce artificial gravity. The majority of early space
station concepts created artificial gravity one way or another in
order to simulate a more natural or familiar environment for the
health of the astronauts. After returning micro-gravity
environment, astronauts find their muscles weak because they have
not been using them. Long-term exposure to micro-gravity could
generate long-term health problems for astronauts who do not
utilize their muscles. This is why there are exercise
machines on space shuttles and on the International Space
Station. It was to be assembled on-orbit from spent Apollo
program stages.
Keywords
space station concepts artificial gravity Apollo
Subject Category
Space-Station Concepts,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
S-69-1635
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2003-00104
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: Digital
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
135 |
104 |
20 |
Small |
JPEG |
1079 |
830 |
706 |
Medium |
JPEG |
2249 |
1730 |
2,505 |
Large |
JPEG |
1 |
3460 |
12,331 |
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