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What does the word weightless mean in the following sentence? The astronauts were weightless as they orbited Earth

What does the word weightless mean in the following sentence? The astronauts were weightless as they orbited Earth
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What does the word weightless mean in the following sentence? The astronauts were weightless as they orbited Earth

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Since the gravity is weak in space, it feels like they are weightless.
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