Why is it incorrect to say that astronauts are weightlesS in space while orbiting Earth in a space shuttle?

Physics

1 answer:

Mamont248 [21]2 years ago

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This is because Gravity exists everywhere in the universe.

<h3>What is Gravity?</h3>

This is the force of attraction which acts on all matters in the universe. Astronauts appear weightless while in orbiting the Earth because the space shuttle and the astronauts are in free fall around it.

They fall at the same rate as the space shuttle which is why the astronauts appear weightless.

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