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8. An astronaut inside a small spaceship orbiting around the earth cannot detect gravity. If the space station orbiting around the earth has a large size, can he hope to detect gravity?

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The value of acceleration due to gravity, supposed to be constant inside a SMALL spaceship orbiting around the earth, and HENCE astronaut FEELS weightlessness.If the SIZE of the space station around the earth is very LARGE, then the astronaut inside the spaceship will experience variation in acceleration due to gravity.



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