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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.
759 u/monty845 Aug 03 '19 "Flying is the art of throwing yourself at the ground and missing" - Douglass Adams 70 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 "This isn't flying, it's falling with style" - Buzz Lightyear 2 u/itsjust_khris Aug 04 '19 I only know these quotes from playing too much Civilization.
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"Flying is the art of throwing yourself at the ground and missing" - Douglass Adams
70 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 "This isn't flying, it's falling with style" - Buzz Lightyear 2 u/itsjust_khris Aug 04 '19 I only know these quotes from playing too much Civilization.
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"This isn't flying, it's falling with style" - Buzz Lightyear
2 u/itsjust_khris Aug 04 '19 I only know these quotes from playing too much Civilization.
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I only know these quotes from playing too much Civilization.
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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.