Passengers in a high-flying jumbo jet feel their normal weight in flight,while passengers in the orbiting space shuttle do not.This is because passengers in the space shuttle are
A)beyond the main pull of Earth's gravity.
B)above the Earth's atmosphere.
C)without support forces.
D)all of these
E)none of these

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Passengers in the orbiting space shuttle experience weightlessness because they are in free fall, continuously falling towards Earth but moving forward fast enough to keep missing it, resulting in a lack of support forces.

Passengers in a High-Flying Jumbo Jet Feel Their Normal Weight