SPACE FLORIDA PRESS RELEASE
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (September 8, 2008) — Space Florida and NASA at Kennedy Space Center will initiate testing on a new space experiment rack concept – named FASTRACK™ – aboard NASA’s first commercial research flights on ZERO Gravity Corporation’s parabolic aircraft September 9-12, 2008, at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Space Florida and NASA-KSC teamed up in January 2008 to design the new rack, which will support two standard Space Shuttle mid-deck lockers. The rack will facilitate NASA and commercial use of reusable U.S. suborbital flight vehicles in support of science investigations and technology development. The rack will also accommodate experiments aboard parabolic aircraft such as ZERO-G’s modified Boeing 727 jet, and may also be adapted in the future for additional orbiting vehicles and facilities.
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After covering more than 100 space shuttle launches, journalist Pat Duggins finally got a chance to experience a small taste of the weightlessness like a real astronaut. Listen to Duggins’ account of a recent parabolic flight at NPR.
Zero Gravity Corporation Press Release
MOFFETT FIELD, CA–(Marketwire - February 18, 2008) - Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G®), the first and only FAA-approved provider of commercial weightless flights, welcomed San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and fiancé Jennifer Siebel to experience a weightless adventure aboard one of the first zero-gravity flights for the general public from NASA’s Moffett Federal Airfield on Saturday, February 16, 2008.
During the unforgettable weightless escapade, Newsom and Siebel flew like Superman, flipped like Olympic gymnasts and enjoyed 10-times more hang-time than the world’s best basketball player. The newly engaged duo floated on cloud nine as they danced mid-air in the rare and exalted state of weightlessness.
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NASA MEDIA ADVISORY: 08_13AR
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – Commercial, weightless flights will be offered this weekend at Moffett Field, Calif., under the terms of an agreement with the Zero Gravity Corp, Las Vegas. Although corporation officials said the first flight scheduled Saturday, Feb. 16 is already sold out, additional flights will be scheduled later this year.
“We’re delighted to have signed this historic agreement with ZERO-G,” said Ames Director S. Pete Worden. “This will further NASA’s goal of pursuing mutually beneficial partnerships with the emerging commercial space sector.”
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