How far would you have to go to escape gravity? - Rene Laufer
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Every star, black hole, human being, smartphone and atom are all constantly pulling on each other due to one force: gravity. So why don’t we feel pulled in billions of different directions? And is there anywhere in the universe where we'd be free of its pull? Rene Laufer details the inescapability of gravity.
Humans (like all other beings on Earth) are adjusted to 1 g acceleration. When astronauts and cosmonauts are working and living in space - like on the International Space Station - the resulting weightlessness has significant influence on their human bodies. How can research on such life sciences issues help with medical issues on Earth?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Rene Laufer
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Script Editor Eleanor Nelsen
- Fact-Checker Francisco Diez
