Astronauts In Constant Free Fall 2024. As a result, while in orbit astronauts experience weightlessness not because there is no gravity in space but because an orbiting body is in a constant state of free fall. In its place, nasa envisions one or more commercial space stations, each run by a private company for profit and part of a thriving space economy, providing a more modern and.

To find out exactly how this works, check out the full explanation below, starting with part 1. 3, 2024 image provided by nasa shows the orion spacecraft heat shield following the artemis i test flight after it was was removed from the crew module.