MYTH: Going past the edge of space makes you weightless.

MYTH: Going past the edge of space makes you weightless.

Mitesh Patel

17, June, 19

INSPIRATION & LEARNING, MYTH BUSTERS

Reality: Most scientists agree space begins 62 miles up, where the Earth’s atmosphere is more or less a vacuum. Yet going past this line does not magically make you weightless; if you’re in an accelerating rocket, you will feel many times Earth’s gravity. It’s only when you start falling that you feel weightless. 

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/worst-science-health-myths-2016-1?IR=T#myth-going-past-the-edge-of-space-makes-you-weightless-76