"gravityLab's Innovative Solution for Artificial Gravity"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by TechCrunch
gravityLab, a Seattle-based startup, is developing a spinning spacecraft that can generate programmable gravity to study the effects of different levels of gravity on the human body, plants, organisms, and manufacturing processes. The company aims to understand the impact of gravity on long-term space presence and hopes to enable the production of items that cannot be made on Earth or in microgravity. gravityLab's first spacecraft will be compact but with enough space for experiments, and the retractable boom will simulate lunar gravity. The startup plans to demonstrate its technology in late 2024 or early 2025 and sees potential for future applications in commercial space stations.