Shukla's Video Explains Weightlessness and Perpetual Freefall

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla shared a video explaining why things float in space.

He showed that objects float because the astronaut and the tools are falling around Earth together at the same speed.

Imagine throwing a ball from a mountain; if thrown fast enough, it falls continuously around the Earth without hitting the ground.

This is the basis of orbit and why astronauts feel weightless, even though gravity still exists.

The astronauts and objects are perpetually falling.