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Originally Posted by gafferuk
Gravity pulls, so the astronaut should be pulled to the earth, if he was closer he would, it's called falling!
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no ,because he has enough mass and enough speed to stay at the same distance from earth ,if he speeds up he will move away from earth ,if he slows down he will move closer to earth .The same goes for all objects in space from the planets to the moon
you do realise that if your "griff energy" theory is correct then the bridge you live under will fall on your head cos there's no gravity to keep it up
