Hypergravity facilities in the ESA ground-based facility program: current research activities and future tasks

Authors
  • R. Anken
Publication date 2016
Journal Microgravity Science and Technology
Volume | Issue number 28 | 3
Pages (from-to) 205-214
Organisations
  • Faculty of Dentistry (ACTA)
Abstract Research on Artificial Gravity (AG) created by linear acceleration or centrifugation has a long history and could significantly contribute to realize long-term human spaceflight in the future. Employing centrifuges plays a prominent role in human physiology and gravitational biology. This article gives a short review about the background of Artificial Gravity with respect to hypergravity (including partial gravity) and provides information about actual ESA ground-based facilities for research on a variety of biosystems such as cells, plants, animals or, particularly, humans.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12217-015-9462-9
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