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How does an astronaut float in a space shuttle ?

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Astronauts are not floating but falling freely around the Earth due to their huge oribital velocity . Since spacestation and astronauts have equal acceleration , they are under free fall condition . Hence , both the astronauts and the spacestation are in the state of weightlessness .
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