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

They flew more than 100km above earth, giving them a few minutes of weightlessness to enjoy Perry's live rendition of What a Wonderful World.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 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

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 each dive, they would experience 40-second periods of weightlessness.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson