Artificial gravity was a group of systems designed to mimic the gravity of a planet in an artificial environment, such as on starships and space stations, to allow working to be easier for those accustomed to a gravity environment.

Contents 1 History 2 System components 3 See also 4 External link

HistoryEdit

Artificial gravity systems were first developed on Earth in the 1990s, and were installed on the SS Botany Bay and cryonic satellites. (TOS episode: "Space Seed"; TNG episode: "The Neutral Zone")

In 2254 the USS Enterprise used a photon torpedo volley to disable the artificial gravity of the USS Cortez which had been attacking the Enterprise. The resulting disruption for the Cortez's crew gave the Enterprise's crew some time to conduct repairs. (EV comic: "Cloak and Dagger, Part 2 of 2")

Following an attack in 2293, the artificial gravity systems aboard the Klingon vessel, Kronos One, failed. This resulted in the crew experiencing weightlessness until the systems were restored, unfortunately assassins used this opportunity to beam aboard and assassinate Chancellor Gorkon. (TOS movie: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

In 2370, Miles O'Brien deactivated the artificial gravity in a section of Deep Space 9 occupied by a group of hungry Horta to try and slow their progress to DS9's core. The tactic was successful for a short time but the Horta paniced and sprayed acid which caused damage to the surrounding area resulting in a radiation leak which forced O'Brien to reinstate the gravity before any more damage was done to that section. (DS9 novel: Devil in the Sky)

System componentsEdit

• artificial gravity generator
• graviton stabilizer
• gravity plating

See alsoEdit

• antigrav
• inertial dampener

External linkEdit

• Artificial gravity article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.