If you were inside a rocket falling toward an event horizon, how would you perceive your falling motion?

When one is inside a rocket falling toward an event horizon, particularly in a situation involving a black hole, the effects of gravity and motion come into play in a very specific way. As the rocket falls, the occupant does not experience any sensation of acceleration due to gravitational forces, a phenomenon described by the equivalence principle in general relativity.

Falling freely under gravity, the person inside would feel weightless because both they and the rocket are accelerating toward the event horizon at the same rate. This means they would not notice any change in their motion; rather, they would simply continue to fall. Importantly, the concept of an "event horizon" illustrates that it marks a boundary where escape from the gravitational pull of the black hole becomes impossible.

As the rocket approaches and crosses the event horizon, the laws of physics as understood within our conventional frameworks continue to apply, meaning the rocket and its occupants could theoretically cross into the event horizon without any hindrance or sensation of a barrier. It is only from an outside observer's perspective that strange behaviors and effects, such as time dilation and the appearance of slowing near the horizon, are noted. Therefore, the experience of falling into a black hole is one of continuous, unhindered motion as they cross