Can Dropping Stuff Challenge Einstein's Relativity Theory?

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TL;DR

Babies love it, and Galileo supposedly tried it: Drop some objects from on high, and see how fast they fall. According to Einstein’s theory of general relativity, all objects in Earth’s gravity, regardless of mass, should descend at the same rate in the absence of air resistance. But there are plenty of reasons to believe this might not be true. Some physicists think that under certain circumstances, objects might fall slightly faster or slower—and they’re going to extreme lengths to try to spot

An article on the Extreme Art of Dropping Things looking for cracks in Einstein's Relativity theory:

https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-extreme-art-of-dropping-stuff-could-upend-physics/

So far satellite experiments have shown objects fall at the same rate in agreement with Einstein.

 

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STE-QUEST won't happen, PLATO (exoplanet measurements) won. There is still the STEP proposal.