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> The same gravity that wants to pull you in keeps you in orbit I would say it's your velocity that keeps you in orbit. Without the velocity, you fall into the
by feoren 2y ago
> The same gravity that wants to pull you in keeps you in orbit
I would say it's your velocity that keeps you in orbit. Without the velocity, you fall into the star. Without the star's gravity, you keep going away in a straight line. Any object we launch starts off with Earth's velocity.
- Terr_ 2y agoIt's like a joke I recall from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: You are indeed falling towards the ground... but the trick is to miss. Your lateral velocity is what keeps you missing, whether you want to or not.