Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
While I'm OT and talking about common misconceptions about space, the force of gravity caused by the Earth on board the ISS isn't zero. It's about 90% of the level it is at the surface of the Earth. (ISS orbits about 400 km up. It's not that far.)
Which is why it keeps on going around the planet instead of just fucking off into space or falling into the sun. Saying "on board" is a bit misleading though, far from clearing up a misconception it would have people thinking that the occupants can actually feel the effect of 90% of earth's gravity.
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