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Freefall is a 0G maneuver.
by shalmanese 10y ago
Freefall is a 0G maneuver.
- jacquesm 10y agoFrom your perspective, yes. But you're accelerating with 1G right up until you reach terminal velocity (or impact) unless you're in orbit.
- falcolas 10y agoOr if you are just far enough away, with just enough lateral velocity, you keep missing the planet. Silly astronauts, can't even fall properly.
- shalmanese 10y agoManeuvers are always from the reference frame of the passenger. If a passenger is feeling subjectively to be in 0G, it doesn't matter what their acceleration is compared to any fixed reference frame.