how is weightlessness experienced in a satellite overcome?
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Weightlessness is the complete or near complete absence of the sensation of weight. This is also termed zero-g, although the term is more correctly "zero g-force." It occurs in the absence of any contact forces upon objects including the human body.
Weightlessness is the complete or near complete absence of the sensation of weight. This is also termed zero-g, although the term is more correctly "zero g-force." It occurs in the absence of any contact forces upon objects including the human body.Weight is defined by the force which supports bodies at rest in a relatively strong gravitational field (such as on the surface of the Earth). These weight-sensations originate from contact with supporting floors, seats, beds, scales, and the like. A sensation of weight is also produced, even when the gravitational field is zero, when contact forces act upon and overcome a body's inertia by mechanical, non-gravitational forces- such as in a centrifuge, a rotating space station, or within an accelerating vehicle.