Asked by paige
You are explaining to a friend why the crew of the International Space Station feels weightless
while orbiting the Earth. Your friend responds that he thought gravity was just a lot weaker up
there. Show that it isn’t so by calculating the acceleration due to gravity 350 km above the
Earth’s surface in terms of g
while orbiting the Earth. Your friend responds that he thought gravity was just a lot weaker up
there. Show that it isn’t so by calculating the acceleration due to gravity 350 km above the
Earth’s surface in terms of g
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