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Grade 11Mechanics

WHY do the astronauts feel weightlessness in space ?? Not only weightlessness but they r also so free to move their body.

Profile image of Kaustubh Nayyar
11 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of vignesh
11 Years ago
There is no gravity in space. Weight is a phenomena which is only felt when there is gravity around. So, no gravity equals no weight. But they do have mass in space. Weight=Mass*Gravitational Acceleration
Profile image of grenade
11 Years ago
weight is defined as the product of mass times gravity
as in space there is no gravity therefore gravity equals zero hence they feel weithtlessness
Profile image of grenade
11 Years ago
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