Channel: NASA Johnson

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: aki hoshideshane kimbroughstemonstrationrevolutionhow do astronautsnasainternational space stationcentripetal forcephysicsrotational motioncircular motionorbitmicrogravity environmentouter space

Description: NASA Astronaut Shane Kimbrough discusses centripetal force and its connection to keeping the International Space Station safely orbiting Earth. Watch JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide demonstrate centripetal force in the weightless-simulated environment aboard the space station and find out what happens to a revolving object when the centripetal force is lost. Be sure to check out nasa.gov/stemonstrations for more videos like this, along with their corresponding classroom connection lesson plans. Get the latest from NASA delivered every week. Subscribe here: nasa.gov/subscribe