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An astronaut inside a small space ship orbiting around the earth cannot detect gravity. If the space station orbiting around the earth has a large size, can he hope to detect gravity ?

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`implies` Inside a small spaceship orbiting around the earth. The value of acceleration due to gravity g is constant and hence astronaut feels weightlessness.
If the space station orbiting around the earth has a large size, such that variation in g matters the astronaut inside the spaceship will experience gravitational force and hence can detect gravity.
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