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What is the 'zero gravity' that people experience in the vomit comet or space flight?

  • Written by Steven Collicott, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
imagePeople in a special airplane flight get to float like there is no gravity – just like astronautsSteven Collicottimage

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