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Vast, a California-based aerospace company, is planning to begin work on an artificial gravity space station designed to rotate at 3.5 rpm and house a crew of 40.
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Who
Vast, Tom Shelley, Jed McCaled
What
Vast, a California-based aerospace company, is planning to begin work on an artificial gravity space station designed to rotate at 3.5 rpm and house a crew of 40.
When
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:27:08 GMT · 4h 48m ago
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Why
The motivation is to enable humans to stay longer in space by mitigating physical and health challenges caused by microgravity, such as bone and muscle density loss.
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The development of an artificial gravity space station could allow humans to spend extended periods in space, facilitating further and deeper space exploration by addressing critical health risks.
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