An astronaut in the orbit in a spacecraft feels weightlessness ........

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An astronaut in the orbit in a spacecraft feels weightlessness

due to the absence of gravity inside

due to the face that space craft has no energy

because acceleration in the orbit is equal to acceleration of gravity outside

their is no gravity outside

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Explanation:

because acceleration in the orbit is equal to acceleration of gravity outside

-An astronaut orbiting the Earth does feel weightless because there is no ground or normal force to counteract the force of gravity. Thus, the astronaut is falling. However, since the astronaut is also moving forward super fast, he/she continuously falls around the Earth rather than crashing into the Earth.