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Why astronauts don't get attracted towards the gravitational force between sun and earth?
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∙ 12y ago
Just like every other bit of mass in the universe, an astronaut in space is attracted
by gravitational forces toward the Earth, the Sun, the Moon, and every other body
in the solar system, as well as toward the other astronauts traveling with him. The
astronaut's motions are the result of the combination of all of these gravitational
forces.
Don't forget that an astronaut on a "space walk", floating "motionless" outside the
Space Shuttle or the International Space Station, is still in orbit around the Earth,
and also in orbit around the Sun. All of that is the result of gravitational forces
between him and the Earth, and between him and the Sun.
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