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====In science fiction==== Several science fiction novels, films, and series have featured artificial gravity production. * In the movie ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', a rotating centrifuge in the ''Discovery'' spacecraft provides artificial gravity. * The 1999 television series ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'', a rotating ring in the ''Bebop'' spacecraft creates artificial gravity throughout the spacecraft. * In the novel ''[[The Martian (Weir novel)|The Martian]]'', the ''Hermes'' spacecraft achieves artificial gravity by design; it employs a ringed structure, at whose periphery forces around 40% of Earth's gravity are experienced, similar to Mars' gravity. ** In the novel ''[[Project Hail Mary]]'' by the same author, weight on the titular ship ''Hail Mary'' is provided initially by engine thrust, as the ship is capable of constant acceleration up to {{math|2 ''Ι‘''}} and is also able to separate, turn the crew compartment inwards, and rotate to produce {{math|1 ''Ι‘''}} while in orbit. * The movie ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]'' features a spacecraft called the ''Endurance'' that can rotate on its central axis to create artificial gravity, controlled by retro thrusters on the ship. * The 2021 film ''[[Stowaway (2021 film)|Stowaway]]'' features the upper stage of a launch vehicle connected by 450-meter long [[Space tether|tethers]] to the ship's main hull, acting as a counterweight for [[inertia]]-based artificial gravity.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kiang |first1=Jessica |title=Review: Anna Kendrick is lost, and found, in space in smart sci-fi 'Stowaway' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-04-22/stowaway-netflix-review |website=Los Angeles Times |date=April 22, 2021 |access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref> * The series [[The Expanse (TV series)|The Expanse]] utilizes both rotational gravity and linear thrust gravity in various space stations and spaceships. Notably, Tycho Station and the [[Generation ship]] ''LDSS Nauvoo'' use rotational gravity. Linear gravity is provided by a fictitious 'Epstein Drive', which killed its creator Solomon Epstein during its maiden flight due to high gravity injuries. * In the television series ''[[For All Mankind (TV series)|For All Mankind]]'', the space hotel ''Polaris'', later renamed ''Phoenix'' after being purchased and converted into a space vessel by Helios Aerospace for their own Mars mission, features a wheel-like structure controlled by thrusters to create artificial gravity, whilst a central axial hub operates in zero gravity as a docking station.
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