This is because they are slightly away from the pull of the Earth's gravity - but not entirely. They, and the space station, are constantly falling towards the Earth, but everything keeps turning below them, preventing them from ever gett...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_astronauts_appear_to_f...
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The space shuttle astronauts are weightless when they are in orbit. Where does gravity stop? ... In the same way, the astronauts are still in the clutches of gravity and only appear weightless because they are falling continuously around the Earth.
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www.uu.edu/dept/physics/Science%20Guy%202004/0410Weight...
www.uu.edu/dept/physics/Science%20Guy%202004/0410Weightless.htm
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I beleave that the Earth orbits the Moon. What do you think? ... If the gravity of the Earth were to release but the Earth still moved in a circle, the ocean on the outside would go straight out into space. There is more to consider but that is the big picture.
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www.projectsandhobbies.com/Moon.htm
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Astronauts in space appear weightless even though gravity is acting on them. At the height of a typical space station gravity is about a third of its value on Earth. The astronauts appear weightless because they are falling around the Earth with the same acceleration as their space station.
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www.caresa.com.au/spacedp.htm
www.caresa.com.au/spacedp.htm
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4. Astronauts in space appear weightless because... they are in a constant state of free fall. there is no gravity in space. it is just a camera trick. space ships use anti-gravity.; ... 8. Who was the first person in space? Neil Armstrong; Yuri Gagarin; John Glenn; John F. Kennedy;
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library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312074/quiz01.htm
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How Does That Satellite Stay in Orbit (while I just fall to the ground)? ... In order to understand how satellites stay in orbit, we need to first look at gravity. Everything that mass has a gravitational field. Right now, your computer's gravitational field is pulling on you, ... Everytime you jump into the air,
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library.thinkquest.org/10401/astro.html
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How does gravity work? ... The acceleration produced by the mutual attraction of two masses, and of magnitude inversely proportional ... gravity, weight being the product of mass times gravity. Astronauts in space appear to be weightless because...
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www.isc.tamu.edu/~kline/space.faq.public/misc/ans.gravi...
www.isc.tamu.edu/~kline/space.faq.public/misc/ans.gravitydefinition/ans.gravitydefinition.html
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Astronauts helping install a European laboratory at the International Space Station said Saturday time flies out there when the work is satisfying, though weightlessness takes some getting used to. ... NASA Ames Enables Commercial Weightless Aircraft Flights;
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www.space-travel.com/reports/Time_flies_in_space_astron...
www.space-travel.com/reports/Time_flies_in_space_astronauts_on_shuttle_mission_say_999.html
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25. Astronauts in the Shuttle appear to be 'weightless'. Which of the following statements best describes or explains the phenomenon of 'weightlessness'? (a) There is no gravity in space. (b) There is no atmosphere in space. ... Astronauts in the Shuttle appear to be 'weightless'. This solution provides the best answer...
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