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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Axiom does not rule out adding more modules still down the line, especially as the company attracts private sector and government customers willing to pay to have experiments run and hardware tested in microgravity.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 June 2025
This opens new opportunities for microgravity research, in-space manufacturing and biotechnology.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
In other words, the length of telomeres indicates how quickly someone may be aging.
Stressors associated with microgravity, radiation, diet, exercise, and even loneliness have all been shown to induce aging in astronauts.
—Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
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.
—ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 June 2025
This opens new opportunities for microgravity research, in-space manufacturing and biotechnology.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
In other words, the length of telomeres indicates how quickly someone may be aging.
Stressors associated with microgravity, radiation, diet, exercise, and even loneliness have all been shown to induce aging in astronauts.
—Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
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.
—ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
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“Microgravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microgravity. Accessed 18 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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