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Reduced Gravity Demonstrator
published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This site from NASA contains information about constructing a miniature drop tower to investigate the effects of free fall.  The tower incorporates a video camera mounted on the falling platform. The site provides construction suggestions, several suggested experiments, and background information.
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Classical Mechanics
- Applications of Newton's Laws
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Keywords:
free fall, microgravity, weightless, zero-gravity
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Metadata instance created October 17, 2006 by Ann Deml
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August 17, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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(National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20180825014944/https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/mini/minit.htm).
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Reduced Gravity Demonstrator (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington), <http://web.archive.org/web/20180825014944/https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/mini/minit.htm>.
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Reduced Gravity Demonstrator. (n.d.). Retrieved April 28, 2024, from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: http://web.archive.org/web/20180825014944/https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/mini/minit.htm
Chicago Format
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Reduced Gravity Demonstrator. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://web.archive.org/web/20180825014944/https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/mini/minit.htm (accessed 28 April 2024).
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Reduced Gravity Demonstrator. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 28 Apr. 2024 <http://web.archive.org/web/20180825014944/https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/mini/minit.htm>.
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