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Since being in orbit is essentially falling toward Earth while moving fast enough to miss the actual Earth, why are astronauts in orbit weightless? Shouldn't they feel as if they're constantly experiencing 1g of acceleration?

by /u/BadassGhost in /r/askscience

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