After Artificial Sun China Builds Its Own Artificial Moon On Earth
According to Li Ruilin, the lead scientist of the project from the China University of Mining and Technology, the facility is the “first of its kind in the world”. Located in the eastern city of Xuzhou in Jiangsu province of China, the simulator is expected to be officially launched in the coming months. Currently, imitating low gravity on Earth needs flying in an aircraft that enters a free fall, then climbs back up, or falling from a drop tower, but that lasts minutes....