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Grade 9Mechanics

pls explain why does a astronuat feels weghtlessness in a space shuttle in orbit of the earth????? Also explain the relation between weightlesnss and free fall

Profile image of Shivam Bhagat
15 Years agoGrade 9
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Profile image of swapan jain
14 Years ago

It is so because it is in free fall.it is similar to the case where you jump off from a 1000 m building and you do not experience your weight.free fall occurs when there is no normal force between 2 objects and that is exactly what weightlessness means even though you may be attracted to the earth.