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An astronaut is said to be weightless when he/she travels in a satellite.does it mean that the earth does not attract him/her?​

An astronaut is said to be weightless when he/she travels in a satellite.does it mean that the earth does not attract him/her?​
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an astronaut is said to be weightless when he/she travels in a satellite.does it mean that the earth does not attract him/her?​

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No, gravitational force is a force having infinite range. It only reduces to an extent that astronauts cannot feel it.

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