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  2. Mission: Space - Wikipedia

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    Mission: Space was sponsored by Compaq, which began working with Disney Imagineers on the design in April 2000. [2] Hewlett-Packard assumed the sponsorship upon its merger with Compaq in 2002. The simulator hardware used in Mission: Space was designed and built by Environmental Tectonics Corporation of Pennsylvania with a nearly $30 million ...

  3. Centrifuge - Wikipedia

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    Washing machines are designed to act as centrifuges to get rid of excess water in laundry loads. Centrifuges are used in the attraction Mission: SPACE, located at Epcot in Walt Disney World, which propels riders using a combination of a centrifuge and a motion simulator to simulate the feeling of going into space.

  4. List of Epcot attractions - Wikipedia

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    Mission: Space is a centrifuge-based ride that simulates the training required to be a member of the space program.; Test Track (Presented by Chevrolet) is a high-speed ride that allows guest to design their own concept vehicles then test them on the "Sim Track" as they ride along in a "Sim-Car."

  5. 52 interesting things you didn't know about every single ride ...

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    From Space Mountain to Tower of Terror, there are 51 rides across the four theme parks at Disney World. Here are some fun details about them. 52 interesting things you didn't know about every ...

  6. Omnimover - Wikipedia

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    The Omnimover is an amusement ride system used for Disney theme park attractions. Roger Broggie and Bert Brundage developed the system for WED Enterprises, which patented Omnimover in April 1968. [1] The term was coined by Imagineer Bob Gurr. Outside of Disney, it is sometimes known as an Endless Transit System.

  7. Adventure Thru Inner Space - Wikipedia

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    Adventure Thru Inner Space was an attraction in Disneyland's Tomorrowland, presented by Monsanto Company. It was the first attraction to utilize Disney's Omnimover system. [ 1 ] The ride simulated shrinking guests to the size smaller than an atom (the "inner space") before taking a tour of snowflakes at molecular and atomic levels.

  8. Artificial gravity - Wikipedia

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    ISS Centrifuge Demo: a 2011 NASA proposal for a demonstration project preparatory to the final design of the larger torus centrifuge space habitat for the Multi-Mission Space Exploration Vehicle. The structure would have an outside diameter of 30 feet (9.1 m) with a ring interior cross-section diameter of 30 inches (760 mm).

  9. Historic Odysseus moon mission marks a milestone in reaching ...

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    Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander successfully touched down, and mission control confirmed the Odysseus, or IM-1, spacecraft is upright, according to a company post.