This story is part of Short Wave's series Space Camp about all the weird, wonderful things happening in the universe. Check out the rest of the series. What does it take to launch into space? Other ...

Taken from the November 2019 issue of Physics World where it appeared under the title "From weightlessness to curly hair". There’s no escaping the laws of physics – even at the movies. Michael Brooks ...

We kickoff our series Space Camp with a look at space launches. What does hurtling into space feel like? What physics are involved? And what's the... From the physics of g-force to weightlessness: How ...