10. How would gravity be created in the hotels? Will the hotels have something that imitates artificial gravity to keep us on the ground, or will we be floating around all the time? (A K2S Question)

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Inside the hotel, there would be zero-gravity to near-zero-gravity environments. You could float around the module without friction or restriction of movement. However, weightlessness has its own problems. Simple things become very difficult, like brushing your teeth, taking a shower, or pouring a glass of milk. You can not even have a toilet with water in it. When there is no gravity, water pulls into beads or globs like JELL-O. In the future, artificial gravity instruments could be devised. With a visit from a space tourist ranging from one to two weeks, we plan to keep our orbiting space hotel in micro-gravity. So expect to float around and have fun doing so! There would be lots of places for you to restrain your feet and hold on with your hands to stabilize your body when you need to, such as when you are typing on the computer or preparing your meals. We also use a lot of Velcro and other attachment methods to keep things like maps and pencils, or your food, from floating away. Artificial gravity should really be considered as an option only for extended stays such as more than a year, when the human body would start to deteriorate in micro-gravity conditions.

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Answer provided by Robert T. Bigelow

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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