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... , objects do float when you toss them. The nice thing is that since the force of gravity is exactly counterbalanced, you don't have to throw something in an arc to get it where you want it to go. You ... and is deflected. Things don't necessarily float out of your hands, but if you try to leave something in space next to you, it will float away because of air currents. We use ...
... float. Yes, you float the entire time you are in orbit, even in your sleeping bunk. It never is annoying except when you want to find some piece of equipment that you thought you had placed next to you, only to find out that it has floated away.
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Some of the longer jumps will feel like floating. This is because of the low gravity on the Moon's surface.
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Yes, you will really float, as every object is floating. This includes the spacecraft and everything in it. The reason we float is that the force of gravity that pulls us to the Earth is ...
... difficult because loose tools and components can float out of reach. But we strap or hold ourselves in front of the work we're doing so at least we ourselves are solidly ...
They do not look bigger unless you travel toward them.
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Answer provided by Ed Frederick, Ph.D.
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Brushing your teeth while you're floating is a cinch. Plus, floating around while brushing your teeth is fun.
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Answer provided by Dr. Jay C. Buckey, Jr. & ...
... every 65 launches or so. I was excited, but didn't worry, you never expect it to happen to you.
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Answer provided by Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.) William G. Gregory
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... a gun in space you will see the bullet flying quickly away from you as you would on Earth if you had a very fast camera. But in space you are not standing on anything so the recoil, or kick, from shooting the gun would push you backwards as well. You would move more slowly than the bullet because you have more mass than a bullet, but you and the bullet would actually move ...
When we first encounter life in outer space we will need to be sure it is ...
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