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How far above the Earth will you have to be to weigh less than half your weight?

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If we use 6,371 km as Earth's radius, the distance above the surface where gravitational acceleration is halved would be 2,639 km. Note: Gravitational acceleration is an object's free fall motion under space — with no friction. It is the steady increase of momentum induced purely by the gravitational attraction factor.

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