A friend says that astronauts inside the International Space Station are weightless because they’re beyond the pull of Earth’s gravity. Correct your friend’s ignorance.

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A friend says that astronauts inside the International Space Station are weightless because they’re beyond the pull of Earth’s gravity. Correct your friend’s ignorance.


Help me solve @Abhisar

abhisar · Answer

What do u think ?

anonymous · Answer

I think because there is no gravity in space the are not weightless they still have weight but it is not felt

anonymous · Answer

for instance if i weighed 200 pounds and went swimming i would still weigh 200 pounds but i would float because my body mass is distributed differently on water

abhisar · Answer

Actually the line because they’re beyond the pull of Earth’s gravity is false

abhisar · Answer

They are inside the earths gravity and are constantly falling

abhisar · Answer

The high speed (tangential speed) of space station is the cause they never reach to the ground

abhisar · Answer

So they are in a state of free fall that's why they are feeling weightless

anonymous · Answer

well now I feel dumb

abhisar · Answer

u didn't got that ?

anonymous · Answer

i understand it now yes, before no

abhisar · Answer

oh...!!

anonymous · Answer

one more
for today i promise

abhisar · Answer

u can ask two more. I promise !!