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They actually are weightless, due to the fact there is no gravity in space. However a sky-diver would say he/she feels weightless, but they are experiencing free-fall.
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∙ 8y agoBecause they are falling (they are in freefall) at the speed that gravity is pulling them.
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What is the name of an astronaut suit?
It's called a space suit
What is a cosmonault?
Same as an astronaut. A person trained by a space program to travel into space as a crew member of the space program.
How do you use the word apparatus in a sentence?
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If you were an astronaut making a space walk outside your space station when your jet pack runs out of fuel How can you use your empty pack to get you back to the station?
You throw the jetpack. Newton's 2 or 3: law every action has a opposite reaction.
Does wind occupy space?
If you mean "Does air occupy space?" then yes it does when we compress air it takes space.. but when its not compressed we may not feel it but it still does take up space..
Why does an astronaut become weightless in space?
Yes
What anastronaut working in Space near the International space station says she feel weightless. What does she mean Does the astronaut no have weight?
It actually means that the astronaut is in free fall, and doesn't FEEL gravity. Gravity does affect the astronaut, so the astronaut will still be accelerated towards Earth. However, the astronaut won't feel the gravity.
Does an astronaut have mass on the space shuttle if its weightless?
yes
Where does an astronaut start to feel weightless?
when the rockets stop firing, astronauts begin free fall (weightless).
What is a space shuttle like in space?
Technically, as an astronaut is weightless in space, so should a space shuttle!
If objects are weightless in space why can't an astronaut push the space shuttle by the power of his own muscles?
weightless is just a figure of speech. things in space are just lighter than they are on earth. the space shuttle weighs 220,000pds so in space it might weigh 100,000pds.
Why an astronaut in a space shuttle feels weightless?
"Weight" happens when the attraction of gravity on a mass is resisted, we only FEEL the weight when we are resisting gravity. Weightlessness therefore happens when gravity is not resisted - when you are in "free-fall".In a space when you are in orbit round the Earth, you are effectively in "free-fall" and therefore as you are not resisting gravity you are weightless (but not massless).
Why an astronaut's digestive system still works even when weightless in space?
ahahah nica sorry but i dont answer questions for ugly as people
Could an astronaut be crushed to death between two huge girders moving toward each other in space even if they were weightless?
Yes
The highest satellite are about 5.6 earth radii from the centre of the earth .this is about a tenth of the way to the moon. what would be the force of gravity be on a50 kg astronaut at this location?
The force of gravity on Earth for this astronaut is 50 x 9.8 = 490 Newton. Divide this by 5.6 squared, and you get 15.6 Newton.Note that the astronaut will not feel this force, because he is in free fall; any space capsule he is in will accelerate towards Earth with the same speed as him, and he will feel weightless.
Why does a man feel weightless on the moon?
They don't. The moon has gravity but not as much as earth so they feel that they have less weight. In outer space a person would feel weightless because no gravity that they could notice is acting upon them.
How do the people who travel in space feel?
-- weightless -- falling -- nausea -- loneliness -- isolation -- insignificant in size
