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Old 03-18-2011, 06:17 AM   #20
jeff_wilson
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Default Re: O'Neill Cylinders

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Indeed. At minimum they need to train in free-fall, at lunar/asteroidal gravities, in gravity not above 0.65 gee, in gravity not below 1.07 gee, and in gravity about 0.86 gee. They also have to train extensively in a spaceship or ship-like habitat, on a moon or asteroid surface, and in several different planetary environments including urban, farmland, forest, and open land. And at sea, and underwater. Multiple campuses will be required.
My BLACK OPS players pointed out that other than the gravity variations, most of these could be had at a certain facility near Orlando, Florida.
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