weightlessness
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She spent more than 320 days in space on her last mission, but she said the sensation of weightlessness had never lingered so long.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
This rocket was on a quest for several minutes of valuable micro-gravity or weightlessness, carrying experiments that will help researchers study biological cells, materials and other processes.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
The Elle article describes the role of Monday’s Blue Origin crew—on a rocket that flies itself—as “experiencing weightlessness and looking out the windows.”
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2025
The thick packet contained an exchange of more than 20 letters, but for me it had a wonderful weightlessness.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
During that voyage, he experienced eighty-nine minutes of weightlessness.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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