weightlessness
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Koch described being so conditioned by weightlessness that back on Earth she had dropped a shirt expecting it to float - and was startled when it fell.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Extended weightlessness generally wreaks havoc on the human body, often disrupting the space traveler’s heartbeat, balance and hormone levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
It also established Sánchez as the first future Bezos wife to achieve weightlessness 62 miles above the Earth, just like Reese Witherspoon's TV anchor on "The Morning Show."
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 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
Slowly I turned the spoon upside down, but of course in weightlessness the water didn’t spill, but stayed right in the spoon, which I then put in my mouth.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
