Smart G's

On Jan 11, 2007, at 17:45 UTC, Henry Stafford wrote:

> Orbiting space habitats only need 3/4th G overall for the temp
> stayers/tourists. They don't want full G anyway and it's just
smarter
> engineering wise (less structural stress).

You keep say stuff like this as if it's known. I suspect you're
probably right here, but let's be clear that this is only a guess. We
have no data on the effects of intermediate gravity levels. This is
probably the single most important biological question that could
impact the design of space settlements (and again, it's appalling that
we still don't know the answer).

Best,
- Joe

Joe Strout -- joe@...