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    Astronauts in Orbiting Satellites Are Weightless Because They Are So
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Astronauts in Orbiting Satellites Are Weightless Because They Are So

Question 24

Question 24

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Astronauts in orbiting satellites are weightless because they are so far from Earth that its gravitational pull is too weak to feel.

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