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rmrfrmrf
on Oct 26, 2013
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The kilo is losing weight, changing all of science
Serves me right for acting like a know-it-all. Kinda glad I did, though, because you gave me a lot of good information. Thanks!
CamperBob2
on Oct 26, 2013
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Most people don't realize that the gravity on ISS is almost as strong as it is on the surface of the Earth. They're continuously falling toward Earth, going just fast enough to miss the ground.
ronaldx
on Oct 26, 2013
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Gravitational acceleration is approx 10% less? Based on the radius of the earth and the radial distance of the ISS.
Some nice discussion:
http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/29929/gravity-on-...
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