Rotating wheel space station

A rotating wheel space station, is a concept for a hypothetical wheel-shaped space station which rotates, to produce artificial gravity. It was originally proposed by Herman Potočnik in 1929, which was adapted by Wernher von Braun in 1952 (the von Braun wheel), and subsequently popularized.

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Rotating wheel space station

A rotating wheel space station, is a concept for a hypothetical wheel-shaped space station which rotates, to produce artificial gravity. It was originally proposed by Herman Potočnik in 1929, which was adapted by Wernher von Braun in 1952 (the von Braun wheel), and subsequently popularized.

Source: Wikipedia "Rotating wheel space station" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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