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On July 11, 2021 Richard Branson flew into space in his Virgin Galactic rocket plane. Although the gravitational pull of earth did not change, Branson and his passengers were weightless for a few minutes. Explain using the terms of the equation below why the passengers and the spacecraft were weightless. F = (Gxm1x m2)/d2

On July 11, 2021 Richard Branson flew into space in his Virgin Galactic rocket plane. Although the gravitational pull of earth did not change, Branson and his passengers were weightless for a few minutes. Explain using the terms of the equation below why the passengers and the spacecraft were weightless. F = (Gxm1x m2)/d2

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On July 11, 2021 Richard Branson flew into space in his Virgin Galactic rocket plane. Although the gravitational pull of earth did not change, Branson and his passengers were weightless for a few minutes. Explain using the terms of the equation below why the passengers and the spacecraft were weightless. F = (Gxm1x m2)/d2
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