Questions tagged [artificial-gravity]
Use this tag to refer to mechanisms used in science-fiction works altering or creating gravity. Can be used in conjunction with the [gravity] tag.
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SF short story about a man trapped in torus with triangular cross-section
This story was in an anthology, maybe one of Fadiman's (I thought it was "Fantasia Mathematica" but it's not). Dates back to the 50s, probably.
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What is the acceleration for different crews in the Expanse?
In the Expanse, gravity is created by accelerating / decelerating the ships. Humans from Earth are used to 1G, inhabitants of Mars about 0.4G and Belters even less. We've seen in S01E01 of the Expanse ...
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Did Kubrick take care to get the strength of artificial gravity correct in "2001: A Space Odyssey"?
This answer in Space Exploration SE has got me wondering how careful and meticulous Kubrick was about getting the diameter and speeds of rotation for the two major instances of artificial gravity ...
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Short story: Mindset of believing something is possible (even if not true) influences the outcome [duplicate]
Trying to find what I think was a short story, probably written 30 or more years ago. Synopsis, to the best of my recollection: Organization (military?/government?/corporate?) shows film of an ...
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Why can characters walk/run on space ships in Gundam?
I was watching Zeta and realized that characters seem to walk or even run around fine for the most part, but then when they need to move quickly or ascend, they simply jump and float to where they ...
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Why did Alara have to go home?
In Home (Season 2, Episode 3 of The Orville) Alara is diagnosed with a bone/muscle mass deficiency that is attributed to her living on the Orville and away from her high gravity home world.
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Why is the crew of spaceships exposed to quakes and trembles in a battle?
One staple of science fiction (particularly if you look at Star Trek in all of its incarnations) is that spaceships are equipped with artificial gravity; a second one is that each time a ship is hit ...
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What's the gravity maintained in Ceres?
I've just watched the first episode of The Expanse. I notice in a couple interior shots set in, I presume (by political content) Ceres, the producers/director took care to include a small bird, which ...
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How are (landing) doors kept open in Star Wars? [duplicate]
My question is a possible duplication but I am trying to be specific from this question "How does gravity work on Star Wars ships?"
My question is when space ships are docking into big stations like ...
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Which Sci-Fi work introduced the concept of "Artificial Gravity"?
We see Artificial Gravity all the time. In fact, it's so common in Sci-Fi world that I don't think I need to give examples.
Here, Artificial Gravity means a force similar to gravity, but without ...
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Independence Day - Why is there gravity in space?
In the 1996 Independence Day movie when we see Jeff Goldblum's and Will Smith's charcters flying into space in order to transmit a virus, there doesn't seem to be anything floating around as you would ...
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In The Expanse, how does rotating Eros create gravity?
On various occasions in The Expanse TV series, it's mentioned that the asteroid Eros has artificial gravity.
As explained in-universe, the gravity comes from rotation. This is especially mentioned on ...
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Why is there gravity in the pod bay on Discovery One in 2001 and 2010 movies?
In both movies, 2001 and 2010, we see people walking in the pod hangar bay aboard the Discovery One. The only part of the ship that has artificial gravity is the centrifuge wheel, so how can people ...
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Why Don't People Float while on Starships In Star Wars? [duplicate]
In every scene from Star Wars, where people are in a space shuttle, flying through space, they appear to be under the force of gravity, as if they are on a planet like earth... If they were truly in ...
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Is there any explanation as to why small scale vehicles—such as X-Wings and T.I.E. fighters—in “Star Wars” have gravity?
I realize there are questions focusing on how gravity works on the Death Star as well as moderate sized spacecraft like the Millennium Falcon—where you can stand up and walk around them—in the Star ...
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