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What Is Microgravity and How Is It Experienced?

šŸ’” The Answer

  • Microgravity is a state of near-weightlessness, often in free fall.
  • Astronauts on the ISS experience it as they orbit Earth.
  • It allows experiments on fluid behavior and biological processes.
  • Parabolic flights create brief periods of microgravity for testing.

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