They’re falling toward earth & moving forward at about the same velocity. because the downward and forward forces are nearly equal, the astronauts are not pulled in any specific direction, so they float . <span>
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There are a lot of things about this whole statement that bother me,
but I'm pretty sure you're not interested in those. You just want a word
to glue onto the end and complete the statement. OK. Use "inertia".
Benjamin Banneker Published his almanac based on his astronomical calculations in 1792. Hope this helps:)