The astronaut was slow to get used to the condition of weightlessness.
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Weightlessness
Synonyms for "weightlessness" (46 found)
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cosmic particlescosmic ray bombardmentdaintinessdelicacydowninessetherealityfloatabilityfluffinessfoaminessfrothinessgentleness
Noun(2 words)
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gossamerinessintergalactic matterlack of weightlevitationlevitylightnessmeteormeteor dust impactsmeteorsradiationsoftnessspace bulletstendernessthe bendsunheavinessvolatilityyeastiness
Noun(4 words)
Determiner(2 words)
no gravitational forcezero gravities
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9 entriesconditionemotional stateenvironmentmental stateperceptionphysical statesensationsensory experienceweight
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8 entriesapparent weightlessnesscarefree feelingemotional relieffloating sensationmicrogravityorbital weightlessnessparabolic flight weightlessnesszero gravity
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6 entriesweightlessness during parabolic flightweightlessness effectsweightlessness environmentweightlessness experienceweightlessness in spaceweightlessness simulation
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6 total sentences available.
As the ISS orbits the Earth, both the vehicle and crew members are in a constant state of free-fall causing astronauts to experience a feeling of weightlessness.
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Watching astronauts float in the weightlessness of space may look like a lot of fun, but scientists have found that such an environment can also have negative physical and psychological effects on humans.
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The rocket rose higher and higher. For five minutes, Alan Shepard felt the weightlessness of space. He felt himself floating. Freedom Seven flew one hundred eighty-five kilometers high. Then it re-entered the atmosphere and the spacecraft slowed. The fifteen-minute flight ended with a soft splash into the ocean about five hundred kilometers from Cape Canaveral.
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