Question

You are explaining to friends why astronauts feel weightless orbiting in the space shuttle, and they respond that they thought gravity was just a lot weaker up there. Convince them and yourself that it isn't so by calculating how much weaker gravity is 200 above the Earth's surface.

Delta G/G = ? %

Answer 1

The gravity is 87.4% as strong as at the Earth’s surface.

Step-by-step explanation:

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