An astronaut leaves the International Space Station (ISS) on a tethered line. Although ISS and Earth exert gravitational force on the astronaut, why does she appear to be weightless?

A) Earth only exerts gravitational force on objects at its surface.

B) The mass of the astronaut is insufficient to be affected by gravity.

C) Earth and ISS cancel each other's gravitational force on the astronaut.

D) The distance from Earth and mass of ISS exert negligible gravitational force on the astronaut.

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14 November, 12:45

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Kane Campos · Answer 1

because there is no space in outer space

Kendal Fuentes · Answer 2

I think all the choices are wrong.

The astronaut appears weightless because they are in orbit, which is like a constant freefall.