| Glossary of Space Exploration Terminology |
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| Artificial Gravity |
Artificial gravity
Use of centrifugal force to simulate weight reaction in a condition of free-fall. May be achieved by spinning the vehicle to make the centrifugal force of the outer periphery or bodies within the vehicle to replace the weight reaction experienced at Earth's surface.
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Glossary courtesy of Robert Braeunig's
Rocketry & Space Technology website.
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