Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has kicked off its first-ever all-tourist trip into the upper atmosphere, but not space.
  • 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    11 months ago

    As a result, the crew on board the Galactic 02 was only able to feel the effects of weightlessness over a couple of minutes because the vehicle was rocketing back towards the ground at fast speeds

    To be fair, that is also what orbital “weightlessness” is. Really long freefall.