03. How long will we be weightless? (A K2S Question)

From The Space Library

You will be weightless as long as you are in orbit. Once you slow down, even a very little, gravity will start to pull you toward the Earth and you will then re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and eventually end up on the surface of the Earth.

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Answer provided by Byron Lichtenberg, Ph.D.

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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