Sunday, January 31, 2016

Fact of the Day: 28


People are not weightless on the International Space Station. 90% of Earth's gravity still affects or has an influence on the ISS, that means you would weigh 90% of what you would on Earth. This orbit is where micro gravity initiates because objects inside fall at the same rate as the ISS itself.





The Mathematics of Microgravity
by by Melissa J.B Rogers
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