An astronaut inside an orbiting satellite feels weightless because a. He or she is wearing a space

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An astronaut inside an orbiting satellite feels weightless because
a. He or she is wearing a space suit
b. The satellite is falling toward the earth just as fast as the astronaut is, so there is no upward reaction force on him or her
c. There is no gravitational pull from the earth so far away 

d. The sun’s gravitational pull balances out the earth’s gravitational pull

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The Physical Universe

ISBN: 978-0077862619

16th edition

Authors: Konrad B Krauskopf, Arthur Beiser

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