Gravity, Weight and Weightlessness
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animated experiments. some space footage, vomit comet footage. Guys drinking in zero-g. Film defines weight as the measure of the pull of gravity. Objects in free fall are shown to be weightless. Gives demonstrations of free fall. Film shows how space scientists are studying gravity, weight, and the effects of free fall and weightlessness in order to launch satellites.
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Explores the relationship between gravity and weight. Defines gravity and points out that because a satellite orbiting the earth is in free fall, it is weightless. Describes how scientists use research planes to create weightlessness in order to study its effects upon man.
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