microgravity
noun
mi·cro·grav·i·ty
ˌmī-krə-ˈgra-və-tē 
: a condition in space in which only minuscule forces are experienced : virtual absence of gravity
broadly
: a condition of weightlessness
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It's designed to loft a payload of up to 22 pounds (10 kilograms) above the Kármán line for up to three minutes of microgravity, before returning to a runway landing.
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ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
Part of the issue is probably microgravity, but another aspect may be the much smaller microbial space travelers that leave Earth with humans (and the ones that don’t).
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 21 May 2025
At this point, the women were permitted to safely unstrap from their seats to experience a few minutes of microgravity and gaze out the capsule's large windows to take in a stunning view of Earth.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
One of those experiments involves testing material for wound dressing in microgravity; Nguyễn has said that the results of this experiment could have applications for women's health in space.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
Part of the issue is probably microgravity, but another aspect may be the much smaller microbial space travelers that leave Earth with humans (and the ones that don’t).
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 21 May 2025
At this point, the women were permitted to safely unstrap from their seats to experience a few minutes of microgravity and gaze out the capsule's large windows to take in a stunning view of Earth.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
One of those experiments involves testing material for wound dressing in microgravity; Nguyễn has said that the results of this experiment could have applications for women's health in space.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Microgravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microgravity. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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microgravity
noun
mi·cro·grav·i·ty
ˌmī-krə-ˈgrav-ət-ē
: the condition of being weightless or of the near absence of gravity
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