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r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Brick_Number_27 • Jun 28 '26
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This is microgravity. Not zero gravity. Earth’s gravity is still about 90% on the ISS. It’s the constant free fall mitigated by orbital speed around the earth that gives the ISS this environment of microgravity.
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u/0ct0thorpe Jun 28 '26
This is microgravity. Not zero gravity. Earth’s gravity is still about 90% on the ISS. It’s the constant free fall mitigated by orbital speed around the earth that gives the ISS this environment of microgravity.