Many people mistakenly believe that the astronauts who orbit the Earth are “above gravity.” Calculate g for space shuttle territory, 295 kilometers above the Earth’s surface (dashed line in sketch). Earth’s mass is 6 multiplied by 1024 kg, and its radius is 6.38 multiplied by 106 m (6380 km).
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