MicroG- Facility
Mini Drop Tower – A small vertical linear accelerator for weightlessness generation
Drive mechanism of the MicroG capsule with wired power and signal transmission.
Photo of the Mini Drop Tower at the electronics laboratory at RWU University of Applied Sciences in Weingarten.
A throw height of 1.75 meters enables the generation of approximately 1.1 seconds of weightlessness (0 g), as well as simulation of various gravitational conditions, including lunar gravity (0.16 g for approximately 1.3 seconds) and Martian gravity (0.38 g for approximately 1.5 seconds).
The Mini Drop Tower at RWU in Weingarten – Insights and Opportunities to Participate.
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What if modern electric vehicle propulsion technology could also be used for a MicroG- Facility for testing samples or space components under LowG and MicroG on ground.​
In the race to the Moon and Mars, especially between the US and China, the need for practical and efficient testing facilities is increasing.​
Here is a proposal (downloadable as a PDF) for what such a facility could look like.
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