You are explaining to friends why astronauts feel weightles sorbiting in the space shuttle, and they respond that they thought gravity was just a lot weaker up there. Convince them and yourself that it isn't so by calculating how much weaker gravity is ath = 260 km above the Earth's surface.

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2020-10-21

You are explaining to friends why astronauts feel weightles sorbiting in the space shuttle, and they respond that they thought gravity was just a lot weaker up there. Convince them and yourself that it isnt

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