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weight·less
/ ˈwātlis/
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adj.
(of a body, esp. in an orbiting spacecraft) not apparently acted on by gravity.
DERIVATIVES: weight·less·ly
adv.weight·less·ness
n.
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Research on Weightlessness Holds Key to Mars Mission; Focus Is on Body's Response to Long Trips
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/6/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...the ground the effects of prolonged weightlessness in space. The results of this kind...productively for the long periods of weightlessness that such a journey, expected to...science. But changes in the body during weightlessness are, for the life scientists, the...
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Weightlessness and nuclear power in space. (needs of study on human and technological factors for NASA missions to the moon and Mars)(Development)
Magazine article from: The Futurist; 11/1/1990; 700+ words
; Weightlessness and Nuclear Power in Space The National...nuclear-propulsion technology. Weightlessness will be a key factor in the success...missions indicates that long-term weightlessness is an unacceptable risk for mission...
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SHANNON LETS HIS IDEAS OF WEIGHTLESSNESS TAKE WING
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/17/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...latest dance proj ect, "The Art of Weightlessness," to Dance Umbrella this week...says matter of factly, "The idea of weightlessness is the way I live. I don't put...as he will exhibit in "The Art of Weightlessness," is extend those skills to unprecedented...
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Simulated weightlessness changes bone characteristics in male and female rats.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 12/3/2003; 700+ words
; ...amp; NewsRx.net) -- Simulated weightlessness changes bone characteristics in male...influences bone loss during simulated weightlessness. Six-month-old Fisher 344 rats...turnover in adult rats during simulated weightlessness. J Appl Physiol, 2003;95(5...
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In-Depth Study Of Weightlessness; Japanese Scientists Go Underground To Gauge Effects of Micro-Gravity
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/23/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...they need to explore the field of weightlessness, which the American space program...t get out of this world to study weightlessness - or micro-gravity, as some prefer...orbit and falling into the Earth. Weightlessness is simply the result if the falling...
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EGGS IN SPACE BOOST STUDY OF WEIGHTLESSNESS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/14/1989; ; 599 words
; ...eggs in the experiment say weightlessness did not affect their skeletal...information on the effects of weightlessness. "Although the information...preliminary, it appears as though weightlessness does not affect the initiation...
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Medicine in the Final Frontier: Weightlessness Doesn't Affect Anesthesia Dose
Magazine article from: AANA Journal; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...airplane flight designed to mimic weightlessness. However, they used a local anesthetic...study, the only real data showing how weightlessness affects general anesthesia came from...where the surgery occurs. To simulate weightlessness, participants in the ongoing UF study...
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Professor Stephen Hawking to Experience Weightlessness Aboard Zero-Gravity Flight Out of Kennedy Space Center on April 26, 2007.
PR Newswire; 3/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...public his interest in experiencing weightlessness, and the importance of space as the...excited to experience, first hand, weightlessness and a zero-gravity environment...excitement and adventure of space and weightlessness accessible and enjoyable. Flying...
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Hawking's brief experience of weightlessness
Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 4/27/2007; 451 words
; ...on a flight that let him experience weightlessness.The renowned theoretical physicist...and fellow passengers to experience weightlessness for 25 seconds at a time.Before...excited to experience, first hand, weightlessness and a zero-gravity environment...
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Out of this world; Packer engineers to embark on weightlessness experiments
Newspaper article from: Naperville Sun, The (IL); 2/16/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...reduced-gravity environments and weightlessness. The Packer team will research the...reduced-gravity environments and weightlessness of outer space. Facilitated by Auburn...team members when they experience weightlessness. Experiments performed aboard the...
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weightlessness
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
weightlessness Condition experienced by an object...weight; it floats and cannot fall. Weightlessness can be experienced in space and during...effects on the human body of prolonged weightlessness (called hydrogravics) include decreased...
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space medicine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...aspects of space travel include weightlessness , strong inertial forces experienced...Significant Aspects of Space Flight Weightlessness Of all the medically significant...experienced in space flight, weightlessness has the most drastic effects...
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Space Travel and Nutrition
Book article from: Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
...Spacecraft, the space environment , and weightlessness itself all impact human physiology...radiation than individuals on the Earth. Weightlessness impacts almost every system in the...length of time in space increases. Weightlessness also increases excretion of calcium...
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G Forces
Book article from: Space Sciences
...orbiting spacecraft experiences weightlessness (often mistakenly call zero gravity). The cause of weightlessness is not the absence of gravity because...astronaut floats in a state of weightlessness. see also (volume 3); (volume...
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Living in Space
Book article from: Space Sciences
...atmospheres and corrosive dusts. People must adjust to "weightlessness" and they may be exposed to potentially harmful doses of...conditions of microgravity, which is commonly referred to as "weightlessness." Floating in the interior of the spacecraft, effortless...
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