Japan plans build a giant structure on the Moon that will rotate every 20 seconds to emulate Earth’s gravityas revealed by the Kajima Corporation at a conference organized by Kyoto University on July 5. She has been baptized as The Glass.
The project aims to recreate terrestrial living conditions on the Moon, including gravity, which is considerably lower on our satellite. To achieve this purpose, a system has been developed that will use centrifugal force to simulate gravity, rotating every 20 seconds.
When will The Glass go live?
According to the report of computer today, The Glass is a long-term project, with an estimated duration of 100 years. We may never get to witness its realization as it faces numerous construction challenges and difficulties, relying heavily on future technologies.
However, a smaller-scale and simpler version is expected to be present on the Moon by 2050. Although the expectations for completing the project are high, there are also risks involved.
No details about the construction methodology on the Moon have been revealed, but it has been mentioned that the possibility of expanding the project to Mars is also being considered.
Artificial gravity is a fundamental component of this ambitious project. The rotating structure will allow to generate a simulated gravity similar to that of the Earth, and It will have different areas that will house forests, waterfalls and a diverse biodiversity to guarantee habitable conditions for the future inhabitants of this lunar building.. In addition, the construction of a transportation system known as the “Hexagon Space Track System” that will connect the Moon with the Earth.
Although The Glass is still an early-stage concept, it is hoped that technological advances and achievements in space exploration over the past few centuries will make this futuristic vision a reality.