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blsea [12.9K]
3 years ago
14

Why do astronauts float aboard the international space station?

Physics
1 answer:
lianna [129]3 years ago
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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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