How will we walk? SLOWLY

bparkyn wrote:

> Computer simulations are better than harness experiments,
> which merely reduce foot traction but do not account for the
> lower pendulum frequency. Such studies show that the walking
> speed on Mars is only
> 1.5 mph, with any higher speed requiring a jog.

Is any of this info online? I'd be keen to look at it.

> Of course,
> we all know that on the Moon the astronauts ended up with a
> skipping hop as locomotion. While this is not as big a
> problem as reduced immune system functioning, it still counts
> against low-gee living.

Hmmm...we don't know that 1/6th gravity has /any/ detrimental effects on
the immune system. No-one stayed on the Moon longer than 75 hours, and
there wasn't a whole lot of physiological studies going on into that
aspect of the astronaut's stay.

I'm still unconvinced that low gravity (as opposed to microgravity) will
be particularly harmful.

Regards,

Andy G