This means that a spacecraft can simulate gravity by spinning at a certain rpm. The interesting thing is that if you spin up the SpaceX's Starship to 6 rpm, you can achieve 1 g, or Earth's gravitational pull. That would mean an area at the ends of the spacecraft would experience 1 g at 6 rpm.
One of the knotty problems that needs to be solved in long term spaceflight, is the human body's poor reaction to weightlessness over long time periods. If you were to find a way to simulate gravity, perhaps you can mitigate this problem. ( or eliminate it )
One possible objection ( no doubt that there are others ) is that the rotation would have to be end over end. Could this affect maneuverability? If you have to dodge something, can you move? Can you make mid-course corrections?
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