Re:Artemis II crew take 'spectacular' image of Earth
by gus_massa on Sunday April 05, 2026 @01:07PM
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> will generally have different starting positions of their center of gravity but the same starting velocity
That are the tidal forces, they are quite small for a system of the size of Orion.
The only real relevant thing for the photograph is rotation though as long as the camera doesn’t float in front of the window frame, and airflow is probably much more relevant for both points than gravity.