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Page 1: Ever imagined why people float inside a space? - Mocomi Kids

Why Do People Float Inside a Spacecraft?

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Page 2: Ever imagined why people float inside a space? - Mocomi Kids

The Earth pulls things towards it. The force that does this is called gravity.The Earth’s gravitational pull gets lesser the further you are away from it. But even a long way away from Earth, there is still enough gravity to keep a spaceship in orbit. It is like the spaceship is continu-ously falling towards the planet. When things fall, they don’t have any weight. This is why astronauts float inside a space ship.

Why Do People FloatInside a Spacecraft?

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THE SPACECRAFT IS FALLING

As space crafts move in a circular orbit around the Earth, it falls from point A to point B. There is still enough gravity to keep the space ship on its path. To fly away from the pull of Earth's gravity, from point A to C, the spacecraft must overcome that last bit of gravity, holding its course.

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STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE WEIGHTLESS

Gravity is strongest near the Earth's sur-face than in space. This is why things fall to the ground on Earth. In space however, objects and people float.

Why Do People FloatInside a Spacecraft?

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DID YOU KNOW?

Water in space breaks into tiny droplets be-cause of zero gravity.

PROJECTWho is Sir Isaac Newton? What is his con-nection to apples?

Why Do People FloatInside a Spacecraft?

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