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Reduced Gravity Demonstrator
published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This NASA site 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.
http://web.archive.org/web/20180825014944/https://spaceflightsyste...
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Electricity & Magnetism
- Magnetic Fields and Forces
Motion, Forces, and Energy
- Applications of Newton's Laws
- Gravity
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Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: Does not have a copyright, license, or other use restriction.
Produced by NASA
Keywords: free fall, microgravity, weightless, zero-gravity
Record Creator: Metadata instance created October 17, 2006 by Ann Deml
Record Updated: Aug 17, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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AIP Format
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20180825014944/https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/mini/minit.htm).
AJP/PRST-PER
Reduced Gravity Demonstrator (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington), <http://web.archive.org/web/20180825014944/https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/mini/minit.htm>.
APA Format
Reduced Gravity Demonstrator. (n.d.). Retrieved March 24, 2025, 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 24 March 2025).
MLA Format
Reduced Gravity Demonstrator. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 24 Mar. 2025 <http://web.archive.org/web/20180825014944/https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/mini/minit.htm>.
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@misc{ Title = {Reduced Gravity Demonstrator}, Publisher = {National Aeronautics and Space Administration}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {24 March 2025}, Year = {} }
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