Do objects have weight in space? - Take your classroom into space

What's the difference between mass and weight? Do objects have weight in space? Students using ESAs 'Take Your Classroom into Space' kit and this video recorded in the unique environment of the ISS can now find out. The experiment was proposed by Greek, Belgian and Spanish teachers who participated to the ESA competition 'Take Your Classroom into Space'.
http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEM1H31OWUF_education_0.html

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• ESA
• European Space Agency
• Future
• Earth
• Space
• Frank De Winne
• belgian astronaut
• astronaut

[StuartHaitchXbox]

it's always been a dream of mine to work for ESA i'm 15 now and i hope to study astronomy.

[JimssWorld]

ok why don't his glasses float of his face???

[PLAlfa]

@StuartHaitchXbox dude wor for esa is so boring,,, but watching them is fun.... when you  are not int their shoes you dont know what you wish for..

[bitemyshinymettalass]

besides the spring resistance there was also the air friction and the "human error" and by that i mean Frank's response time, those few ms... glad kids are learning physics here if not in school :))

[HDApollo]

Well done Frank, great job!