Richard Branson Blasts Daredevils a Bit High, But Definitely Not Into Space (futurism.com)

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[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 year 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.

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