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Does that work without gravity?

"Centripetal force is the force pulling an object toward the center of a circular path as the object goes around the circle."

What happens if the space shuttle has an astronaut outside it on one of those oxygen tubes. If it starts spinning, the tube will wind up until it becomes slack, then pull the astronaut in a straight line until he collides with the shuttle.

Same with the earth. If the cord isn't rigid, won't the part in the atmosphere "reel in" because the space-end is not affected by gravity (and therefore can't exert a force)?

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