Posted by norm on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 2:09pm.
They need to tell you how much his space suit weighs, unless the astronaut is naked. Suits are heavy. It would also depend upon whether his feet were on the ground or not, while sitting.
Since he is at rest, he'd get the sme weight reading that he would on a scale outside the rocket.
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