JEE Advanced 2008 Physics question

STATEMENT-1: An astronaut in an orbiting space station above the Earth experiences weightlessness.

STATEMENT-2: An object moving around the Earth under the influence of Earth's gravitational force is in a state of 'free-fall'.

• (A)STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True; STATEMENT-2 is a correct explanation for STATEMENT-1Correct
• (B)STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True; STATEMENT-2 is NOT a correct explanation for STATEMENT-1
• (C)STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is False
• (D)STATEMENT-1 is False, STATEMENT-2 is True