Any time you fall freely you experience this. If you jump off a table you are weightless[1]. Unfortunately a planet is accelerating at you so the experience doe

Any time you fall freely you experience this. If you jump off a table you are weightless[1]. Unfortunately a planet is accelerating at you so the experience doesn’t last long. You can choose your frame of reference when considering interacting masses. I choose mine, which gives the interpretation above. [1] ignoring buoyancy and drag from air, which are small in this scenario.