How to Reduce Gravity in Space

Gravity is a fictional force under Einstein's general relativity. We can manipulate or simulate gravity a little bit, as we regularly talk about rotating habitats that achieve it by centrifugal force or spin gravity. This includes the reduction of gravity as well, as you could place a spinning ring on a high gravity world and feel lighter on it - this is very real too. Some folks have theorized it could be possible to convert the electromagnetic force into the gravitational force but reports of anti-gravity in superconducting experiments have regrettably turned out negative. There's definitely a window for a better understanding of gravity that might allow us to generate it artificially or find some repulsive version of it.

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