eli5: If gravity curves spacetime (and implicitly worldlines), why are spaceships able to escape it?

364 views

That spaceships can escape Earth’s gravity makes gravity sound more like a force that can be opposed by a greater force rather than a property of spacetime geometry.

In: Physics

3 Answers

Anonymous 0 Comments

Gravity is a force of attraction.
The mass of an object creates a greater gravitational force which bends spacetime.
Acceleration is able to overcome the gravitational pull as the force of the accelwration is greater than the atraction force being applied to it.

You are viewing 1 out of 3 answers, click here to view all answers.