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

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

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vignesh
7 Points
8 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
grenade
2061 Points
8 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
grenade
2061 Points
8 years ago
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