University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.20DQ
Many people believe that orbiting astronauts feel weightless because they are “beyond the pull of the earth’s gravity.” How far from the earth would a spacecraft have to travel to be truly beyond the earth’s gravitational influence? If a spacecraft were really unaffected by the earth’s gravity, would it remain in orbit? Explain. What is the real reason astronauts in orbit feel weightless?
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