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Re:Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space by crimsonalucard on Thursday December 13, 2018 @04:09PM (#18676145)
Net G relative to your frame of motion is zero G is a better way to put it.

G is a unit. 9.81 Newtons. So 3G is 3*9.81 newtons.

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Re:Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space by jonsen on Thursday December 13, 2018 @04:34PM (#18676351)
It’s “g”. “G” is the gravitanional constant.
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Re:Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space by dTal on Thursday December 13, 2018 @04:51PM (#18676454)
9.81 Newtons per kilogram.
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