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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 the Earth's gravitational force is in state of 'free-fall'

Answer: (A)

Solution

An orbiting object is continuously falling freely under gravity alone, so the astronaut and the station have the same acceleration and there is no normal reaction,

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