An astronaut inside a small space ship orbiting around the earth cannot detect gravity.

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An astronaut inside a small space ship orbiting around the earth cannot detect gravity. If the space station orbiting around the earth has a large size, can he hope to detect gravity?


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If the size of the space station is large enough, then the astronaut will detect the change in Earth’s gravity (g).

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Yes, If the mass of the space station is large enough then the astronaut can detect gravity acting on him.

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