$STATEMENT-1$: An astronaut in an orbiting space station above the Earth experiences weightlessness.
$STATEMENT-2$: An object moving around the Earth under the influence of Earth's gravitational force is in a state of 'free-fall'.

• A
  $STATEMENT-1$ is True,$STATEMENT-2$ is True; $STATEMENT-2$ is a correct explanation for $STATEMENT-1$.
• B
  $STATEMENT-1$ is True,$STATEMENT-2$ is True; $STATEMENT-2$ is $NOT$ a correct explanation for $STATEMENT-1$.
• C
  $STATEMENT-1$ is True,$STATEMENT-2$ is False.
• D
  $STATEMENT-1$ is False,$STATEMENT-2$ is True.