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NASA scientists suggest using rotating cylindrical craft to recreate gravity while in a weightless environment. Consider such a craft that has a diameter of d = 124 m.
What is the speed v, in meters per second, the craft must rotate at its outer edge to recreate the force of gravity on earth g.
At what rate, in revolutions per minute, is the station rotating?
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