Apr 25, 2025 • space research, scientist interviews, spark gravity, microgravity, instrumentation
Insights from a conversation with Dr. Anne Wilson reveal the true bottlenecks and blue-sky wishlist for microgravity researchers. It's not launch costs—it's instrumentation, data, and iteration speed.
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Apr 12, 2025 • microgravity, crystals, protein, biotech, spark gravity
Microgravity has become a powerful tool for growing better protein crystals. Here's why it works—and what it could enable.
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Apr 10, 2025 • 101, microgravity, zero gravity, space, biotech
What is microgravity? How does it differ from zero-G? And why do researchers go to space just to study things floating in it? Here's a beginner’s guide to the physics and value of microgravity.
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Apr 9, 2025 • experiment, v0.1, centripetal acceleration, spark gravity, prototyping
Our first real experiment in generating artificial gravity—using nothing but a sock, a string, and a human-powered spin.
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Apr 8, 2025 • 101, centrifugal force, centripetal acceleration, artificial gravity, physics
What’s the difference between centrifugal force and centripetal acceleration? Why do they matter for artificial gravity? And how do you calculate the G-force of a spinning object? Let’s break it down.
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Apr 7, 2025 • 101, gravity, orbits, space, altitude
A beginner’s guide to Earth’s orbital zones—from low Earth orbit to geostationary—and how gravity behaves at each altitude.
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Apr 4, 2025 • 101, artificial gravity, acceleration, space
Can acceleration create gravity? A beginner’s guide to generating artificial gravity through linear and rotational acceleration—why it works, where it shows up, and how Spark Gravity is exploring it.
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Apr 3, 2025 • 101, gravity, space, centrifuge, engineering
Can we create gravity in space? A primer on artificial gravity—why it matters, how it works, and where Spark Gravity fits into the future of orbital science.
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Apr 2, 2025 • 101, gravity, quantum, physics
A primer on quantum gravity—what it is, why it matters for fundamental physics, and why it doesn’t yet apply to human-scale space experiments like Spark Gravity’s.
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Apr 1, 2025 • 101, gravity, physics, space
A clear breakdown of Newtonian gravity—how it works, why it matters, and where it shows up in modern space science and engineering.
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