Ask Ethan: Can a Kevlar tether create artificial gravity in space?
If you want to go to space for any significant duration of time, you should be prepared to suffer from a number of maladies. The zero-gravity (or microgravity) environment of space is catastrophic, in many ways, to the normal, everyday functions of the human body. Without that gravity to orient ourselves, pull down on our organs, and provide that resistance that forces our body to build and…
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