Myth-busting: ‘in orbit there is no gravity because you are weightless’
Issue 391 | Page 30 | Published Jul 2024
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Is gravity still acting when you are weightless in the space station? Do heavy objects fall faster than light ones? Keith Ross sorts out the truth from the myth and warns of the difficulties of teaching Newtonian mechanics in this world of friction and air resistance
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