You could let go of your drink, your little soda can while you're falling in the elevator and it would just stay right there. You are in zero G. Go back to our water tower if you want to know about the weight of water. If you put multiple holes, the one at the bottom will make a longer stream than the ones that are above it because it's under higher pressure.
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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