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Listed belоw аre just а few fаcts abоut the Internatiоnal Space Station (ISS) and Earth: An international partnership of five space agencies from 15 countries operates the ISS. The space station has been continuously occupied since November 2000. An international crew of seven people live and work while traveling at a speed of five miles per second, orbiting Earth about every 90 minutes. Sometimes more are aboard the station. In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth, traveling through 16 sunrises and sunsets The ISS is located at an altitude of about 240 miles (400 km) above Earth’s surface. The mass of Earth is about The diameter of Earth is about 12,756 km Calculate the weight of a 65 kg person standing on Earth’s surface. Calculate the gravitational force between Earth and a 65 kg person located in the ISS. Compare the two results by calculating EITHER the percent difference between the two values OR the ratio of the two values and comment on your result. Are the two values similar? Significantly different?