Neil deGrasse Tyson: People think that space equals no gravity. He says weightlessness is a very special condition, which you do not have to be in space to achieve. In the movie Gravity, Sandra Bullock's bangs always seem to know which way down was. Even everything else is floating in the capsule. And they'll need their own lights to see their way around.
Does being in space mean there is no gravity? What does noon have to do with the Artemis Mission? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down weightlessness, planetary alignments, and what is going on on the south pole of the moon.
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