MichealM2975 MichealM2975
  • 03-02-2022
  • Physics
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Astronauts in a space shuttle can float while orbiting earth. Why are these astronauts weightless?.

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lillygrace010
lillygrace010 lillygrace010
  • 03-02-2022
The answer is because they are in free fall. In a vacuum, gravity causes all objects to fall at the same rate. ... Since they are all falling together, the crew and objects appear to float when compared with the spacecraft.
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