Question

suppose you were in space in a weightless environment, would it require force to put an object in motion

Answer 1

yes because the object has mass, therefore you need force.

Answer 2

Yes. Even though the object may be "weightless" it still has mass. Inertia is a property of matter (or mass) that resists changes in motion. They object will indeed require a force to set it in motion because of it's Inertia.