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

The crew, which included Bezos's fiancée Lauren Sánchez and CBS presenter Gayle King alongside Katy Perry, experienced a few moments of weightlessness during the 11-minute flight.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

Once they reach space, they’ll be able to float around the rocket, experiencing weightlessness and looking out the windows at the universe and Earth below for about four minutes before coming back down.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2025

Passengers experience weightlessness and see Earth from the perspective of astronauts — a blue marble floating in the void.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2024

They took turns flinging their heads back in defiance of gravity, letting the ends of their hair trail along the water’s surface, reveling in the feeling of weightlessness.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray