You are an astronaut working on the International Space Station. Accidentally, you let go of the handhold and drift off towards

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You are an astronaut working on the International Space Station. Accidentally, you let go of the handhold and drift off towards

Earth. The illustration, below, includes the details of your position (not drawn to scale).
I’m a little stuck on the gravitational force felt by the astronaut from the ISS. A little help?

Physics

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denis-greek [22] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-22T07:52:08+03:00

denis-greek [22]3 years ago

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G=[G(m1)(m2)]\r^2

inverse square law

In-s [12.5K] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-22T09:44:07+03:00

The gravitational force between any 2 objects is

F = G m₁ m₂ / R² .

It doesn't matter where they are, what's going on, what ELSE is around, or what's between the objects. You know the values of G, m₁ , m₂ , and R . Go ahead, use the same formula as always, and just plugum in.