weightless

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Ariel Ekblaw, CEO of the Aurelia Institute, spoke about how self-assembling structures could make orbiting research habitats a reality, unlocking scientific and medical breakthroughs that only the weightless environment of space can deliver.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But there are no rest days for the weightless: the astronauts have 30 minutes of exercise built in to their schedules.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Muscle strength takes on a different meaning when everything is practically weightless.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

The breathtaking menswear displays in the show “Up, Up, and Away” featured couture-like poetry: seemingly weightless textiles that billowed like parachutes or kites.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2024

I’m weightless as I hug my arms to my chest, like I’m speeding down a tunnel slide instead of free-falling through cloud after cloud, which I suppose I’m not actually doing either.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera