Table of Contents
- 1 Why are astronauts in space said to be weightless but not massless?
- 2 Why do the astronauts on the space station look like they are floating?
- 3 Why do astronauts feel weightless and why are they able to sleep in any orientation in space?
- 4 Why astronauts are weightless Most of the time when they are in space?
Why are astronauts in space said to be weightless but not massless?
why are the astronauts in space said to be weightless but not massless? because the force of gravity is extremely small and space in a lack of attraction between bodies that gives away to that astronauts is essentially absent. they maintain their intrinsic Mass however.
Why do the astronauts on the space station look like they are floating?
If 90 percent of Earth’s gravity reaches the space station, then why do astronauts float there? The answer is because they are in free fall. In a vacuum, gravity causes all objects to fall at the same rate. Since they are all falling together, the crew and objects appear to float when compared with the spacecraft.
Why do astronauts feel lighter on the moon?
Astronauts float around in space because there is no gravity in space. Everyone knows that the farther you get from Earth, the less the gravitational force is. Well, astronauts are so far from the Earth that gravity is so small. This is why NASA calls it microgravity.
Why do astronauts feel weightless and why are they able to sleep in any orientation in space?
Space has no “up” or “down,” but it does have microgravity. As a result, astronauts are weightless and can sleep in any orientation. However, they have to attach themselves so they don’t float around and bump into something. Space station crews usually sleep in sleeping bags located in small crew cabins.
Why astronauts are weightless Most of the time when they are in space?
The astronauts, the ISS itself and other objects in Earth orbit aren’t floating, they are actually falling. So, as they accelerate towards the Earth, the Earth curves away beneath them and they never get any closer. Since the astronauts have the same acceleration as the space station, they feel weightless.
Is mass weightless?
Yes, mass has meaning in zero gravity Mass is the “amount of stuff” that is constant in whatever gravitational field the object is in — even in 0g.