Editing Artificial gravity (section)

==== Issues with implementation ====
Some of the reasons that artificial gravity remains unused today in [[spaceflight]] trace back to the problems inherent in [[implementation]]. One of the realistic methods of creating artificial gravity is the centrifugal effect caused by the [[centripetal force]] of the floor of a rotating structure pushing up on the person. In that model, however, issues arise in the size of the spacecraft. As expressed by John Page and Matthew Francis, the smaller a spacecraft (the shorter the radius of rotation), the more rapid the rotation that is required. As such, to simulate gravity, it would be better to utilize a larger spacecraft that rotates slowly. 

The requirements on size about rotation are due to the differing forces on parts of the body at different distances from the axis of rotation. If parts of the body closer to the rotational axis experience a force that is significantly different from parts farther from the axis, then this could have adverse effects. Additionally, questions remain as to what the best way is to initially set the rotating motion in place without disturbing the stability of the whole spacecraft's orbit. At the moment, there is not a ship massive enough to meet the rotation requirements, and the costs associated with building, maintaining, and [[launching]] such a craft are extensive.<ref name="popularmechanics.com"/>

In general, with the small number of negative health effects present in today's typically shorter spaceflights, as well as with the very large cost of [[research]] for a technology which is not yet really needed, the present day development of artificial gravity technology has necessarily been stunted and sporadic.<ref name="iaaweb.org"/><ref name="jstor.org"/>  

As the length of typical space flights increases, the need for artificial gravity for the passengers in such lengthy spaceflights will most certainly also increase, and so will the knowledge and resources available to create such artificial gravity, most likely also increase.  In summary, it is probably only a question of time, as to how long it might take before the conditions are suitable for the completion of the development of artificial gravity technology, which will almost certainly be required at some point along with the eventual and inevitable development of an increase in the average length of a spaceflight.<ref>[https://www.nasa.gov/podcasts/houston-we-have-a-podcast/artificial-gravity/ Artificial Gravity, Houston We Have a Podcast] NASA.gov. By Gary Jordan and Bill Paloski. March 26, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2024.</ref>