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A friend says that astronauts in orbit are weightless because they are beyond the pull of earths gravity. Correct your friends ignorance.
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A friend says that astronauts in orbit are weightless because they are beyond the pull of earths gravity. Correct your friends ignorance.

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They might feel weightless and that it depends on which planet they are, they might seem lighter in other planets and heavier on other planets.
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