a rotating space station offers gravity to its occupants.
a rotating space station offers gravity to its occupants.
what benefits does a rotating space station offer its occupants?
gravity
1968: arthur c. clarke's novel "" was developed concurrently with stanley kubrick's film version of "". in it, the rotating space station space station v provides artificial gravity and features prominently on the book's first-edition cover. the jupiter mission spacecraft, "discovery one", features a centrifuge for the crew living quarters that provides artificial gravity.









































1984: the peter hyams directed film "2010" features a battleship-size, russian built spacecraft (designed by futurist artist syd mead), the "leonov", which has a continuously rotating central section, providing an artificial gravity for the occupants.
rotating wheel space station
streblus brunonianus









































streblus brunonianus, known as the whalebone tree, is a small tree in the fig family. commonly seen in a variety different types of rainforest, particularly by streams.









































"streblus brunonianus" occurs from near milton (35° s) in the southern illawarra district of new south wales to cape york peninsula at the top of australia. it also occurs in new guinea and other pacific islands.









































other common names include the white handlewood, axe-handle wood, grey handlewood and prickly fig.









































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streblus brunonianus