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

In one cold yet weightless moment, the boy-man realizes his own dad might not care whether he survives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

The astronauts were helped on to a stretcher, which is standard practice after spending so long in the weightless environment.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

“Commandant wanted sand, and I didn’t have time to—to—” Veturius’s face swims for a moment, and I feel strangely weightless.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir