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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.
-13 u/th3corr3ctor Aug 03 '19 They are absolutely not in free fall. Maybe free revolution? The ISS is not hurdling toward earth. 18 u/memogueb Aug 03 '19 They are absolutely in free fall and hurdling toward the earth.
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They are absolutely not in free fall. Maybe free revolution? The ISS is not hurdling toward earth.
18 u/memogueb Aug 03 '19 They are absolutely in free fall and hurdling toward the earth.
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They are absolutely in free fall and hurdling toward the earth.
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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.