Astronauts in an orbiting satellite feel weightless because:

  1. the satellite is outside the Earth's gravity
  2. they have no mass
  3. there is no gravity in space
  4. they and the satellite are in free fall together
Answer

D) they and the satellite are in free fall together

Everything falls with the same acceleration, so nothing presses on the floor. SLO P-11-B-16 · Understanding

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