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How many miles would a space shuttle have to go above earth to be completely unaffected by earth's gravity?
Assume that the space shuttle is just an average NASA shuttle. By "completely unaffected" by gravity, I mean that it would be able to just keep on going at the same speed indefinitely [assuming it never came into contact with other gravitational sources], because there was no friction or gravity [for example, if you jumped off the shuttle at whatever altitude you specify, you would just keep on going forever].
okay, I know that nothing can be completely unaffected by gravity. Just give me the altitude where the effect of EARTH’s gravity will be virtually zero/negligable, and you could do the things specified in the question.
