Pieslewis

I'm not sure if this is the right forum but here goes. We are told that the moon's orbit is maintained by Earth's gravity i.e. the Earth's gravitational pull is strong enough to prevent the moon escaping into space. Why then do we see astronauts and space objects float when in very close proximity to Earth? Also photos from Apollo 13 show the condensed moisture running down/across the windows however at the same time spacecraft objects e.g. manuals, duct tape pens etc all seem to float. There would appear there is something wrong with this.

Can anyone explain why on the 14 Oct 2022 at 7.00 UTC at location (Lat 52.339 Long 0.419)does the waning gibbous moon (Alt 39º) appear to be illuminated from a different direction, i.e. slightly upwards, than from the sun which is only at Alt 5º? The azimuth difference is 149.83º.