what is the force that keeps a space craft from falling down

Question: what is the force that keeps a space craft from falling down
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Asked by 933btr37 to Jenn on 18 Mar 2016.
- Jenn Wadsworth answered on 18 Mar 2016:
  
  Hey 🙂
  The ISS has mechanical thrusters that keep it in orbit around the earth, otherwise the gravitational pull of the earth would make it crash into it! D:

Question: what is the force that keeps a space craft from falling down