Gravity pulls inward
0.0 km/s sideways
EARTHgravity ×1.0
Observe
Gravity is pulling the whole time.
Watch the path bend toward the planet.
01
Start with no sideways push
The drop
First, see what gravity does by itself.
Mission complete
You think like an orbit scientist.
An orbit is a fall with enough sideways speed to keep missing the planet.
Make a prediction
With no sideways speed, what happens?
Choose before we let go.