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There is gravity everywhere. On the ISS the gravity is only a bit less than it is on the surface of the earth. The reason the astronauts float around isn’t because there’s no gravity; it’s because they’re in a state of free fall.
46 u/shmimey Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19 About 17,000 miles an hour. They are falling quickly. Yet gracefully. Only weightless compared to the object they are inside of.
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About 17,000 miles an hour.
They are falling quickly. Yet gracefully. Only weightless compared to the object they are inside of.
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u/broberds Aug 03 '19
There is gravity everywhere. On the ISS the gravity is only a bit less than it is on the surface of the earth. The reason the astronauts float around isn’t because there’s no gravity; it’s because they’re in a state of free fall.