Why are astronauts (and other objects) weightless inside the International Space Station as it orbits Earth?

It´s because of the lack of the gravity factor that´s present on the surface of Earth. This makes bodies and objects so light and they practically float in the station´s interior. Earth´s gravity is simply weaker the further you are from it.

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