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[alxian]

That's partly the point of the question Buffy.

Landlubbers may find it funny if that was the cost of adapting to microgravity environments but if it wasn't a bother to the people in orbit, the health as the main concern. It would mean being in orbit for extended periods of time is only problematic if you plan to return to earth.

Some of the sci-fi I've been reading, Chris Moriarty, lately talks about adapting to microgravity or low gravity environments. Humans may not be so badly off in space if they grow up there to begin with. If a kid isn't exposed to gravity for most of their life could they become better adapted to microgravity and low gravity environments?

Even if it takes several generations for any such adaptations to manifest themselves I wonder how important it would be to actually start sending kids into orbit (not for that single purpose) and studying how well they adapt to that environment.

Space cadet school or whatever.