Why do we float in space?

We appear to float in space because of the absence of gravity, or more accurately, the apparent
weightlessness is a result of the constant freefall motion around the Earth. When an object is in freefall,
it is in a state of apparent weightlessness because it is accelerating at the same rate as the spacecraft,
and there is no apparent force acting on the object.

In space, there is still a gravitational force acting on objects, but it is much weaker than on Earth's
surface due to the much larger distance from the mass of the Earth. The force of gravity decreases with
distance, so the farther you move away from the Earth, the weaker the gravitational force becomes.

In orbit, spacecraft are essentially falling around the Earth, but because they are moving sideways so
fast, they never hit the ground. Instead, they keep falling towards the Earth, but they are also moving
sideways so quickly that the Earth curves away from them at the same rate, causing the spacecraft to
orbit around the Earth.

As a result, everything inside the spacecraft, including astronauts and objects, appears to float or be
weightless, because they are all in a state of constant freefall around the Earth.