Table of Contents
- 1 What was the endurance in interstellar?
- 2 Why is Cooper Station cylindrical?
- 3 Why does the endurance rotate?
- 4 How long will it take to get to Saturn for the Endurance crew?
- 5 What is the physics of a spinning spacecraft in interstellar?
- 6 Why is the endurance a circular structure?
- 7 What is the Endurance spacecraft?
What was the endurance in interstellar?
The Endurance is the interplanetary spacecraft built by NASA as part of Project Endurance. It is the ship that carries Cooper, Amelia, Doyle, Romilly, CASE, and TARS on their voyage through the wormhole to a system located in another galaxy near the black hole Gargantua.
Why is Cooper Station cylindrical?
The cylinders would rotate in opposite directions in order to cancel out any gyroscopic effects that would otherwise make it difficult to keep them aimed toward the Sun. They would rotate so as to provide artificial gravity via centrifugal force on their inner surfaces.
Why did they spin the endurance What were they trying to artificially create by centripetal acceleration?
It rotates to create artificial gravity. A rotating space station is a known concept (apparently Tsiolkovsky thought about it in the very beginning of 20th century). It uses the rotation to induce a centripetal (acting towards the centre) acceleration on the people inside.
Why does the endurance rotate?
It rotated at 5.5 revolutions per minute to produce a centrifugal force that simulates Earth’s gravity for the astronauts. What’s happening here is that when the endurance spins, centrifugal force acts to pull the contents to the outside and this process can be used to simulate gravity.
How long will it take to get to Saturn for the Endurance crew?
In Interstellar, the Endurance travels from Earth to Saturn in two years at an average speed of 20 km/s or 72000 km/h. In fact, it took 3 years and 2 months for the 2 Voyager spacecrafts to reach to ringed planet, at an average speed of 17 km/s (61200 km/h).
Is O’Neill cylinder possible?
Not Quite! dO’Neill colonies are spinning, steel cylinders first thought of in 1974 that could enable people to live in space.
What is the physics of a spinning spacecraft in interstellar?
The Physics of a Spinning Spacecraft in Interstellar. If you change the velocity of the spacecraft, you will have an acceleration. If this acceleration is in the direction from the feet to head of the astronaut, there will also be a force from the floor pushing up and the astronaut will feel an apparent weight.
Why is the endurance a circular structure?
This is one of the reasons the Endurance is circular, its easier for it to rotate and create an artificial gravity for its inhabitants. This is all thanks to centrifugal reaction. 2. Gyroscopic Effect
What kind of rocket is used in interstellar?
“Interstellar” in Pictures: A Space Epic Gallery. The astronauts ride a rocket resembling NASA’s 21st century mega-rocket, the Space Launch System(SLS), into Earth orbit to rendezvous with Endurance. The version of SLS seen in the film is lacking solid rocket boosters at the sides.
What is the Endurance spacecraft?
The Endurance is the interplanetary spacecraft built by NASA as part of Project Endurance. It is the ship that carries Cooper, Amelia, Doyle, Romilly, CASE, and TARS on their voyage through the wormhole to a system located in another galaxy near the black hole Gargantua.
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