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>>12799699
The centrifuge would have provided controlled acceleration rates (artificial gravity) for experiments and the capability to:

----Expose a variety of biological specimens that are less than 24.5 in (0.62 m) tall to artificial gravity levels between 0.01g and 2g.

----Simultaneously provide two different artificial gravity levels.

----Provide partial g and hyper g environment for specimens to investigate altered gravity effects and g-thresholds.

----Provide short duration and partial g and hyper g environment for specimens to investigate temporal effects of gravity exposure.

----Provide Earth simulation environment on ISS to isolate microgravity effects on specimens.

----Provide Earth simulation environment on ISS to allow specimens to recover from microgravity effects.

----Provide in situ 1g controls for specimens in micro-gravity.

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Imagine sending up a centrifuge rotor bus & docking a external fuel tank to it to make the entire tank rotate on the centrifuge bus.

>>12326422
Imagine if NASA were this cautious over the Challenger.

Does the idea of a successful Columbia rescue get your murican boner on?