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From: jeh@ritcv.UUCP (Jim Heliotis)
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Subject: Re: 2010 mistakes: free-fall vs 0 gravity
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Date: Thu, 20-Dec-84 10:24:37 EST
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I know why they are in free fall, but are you saying that if the shuttle
were being held stationary (whatever that is) by rocket boosters, and
not orbiting, that there would be appreciable gravity felt?

I suppose I could compute it myself...

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