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Zero Gravity Experience

Zero Gravity Experience. David Groce Lyncean Group January 6, 2010. YouTube video "Inside the Space Station" www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmC2vG5zq0. The only way for astronauts to practice before any zero-gravity space mission: the Vomit Comet.

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Zero Gravity Experience

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  1. Zero Gravity Experience • David Groce • Lyncean Group • January 6, 2010

  2. YouTube video "Inside the Space Station" www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmC2vG5zq0

  3. The only way for astronauts to practice before any zero-gravity space mission: the Vomit Comet

  4. But why zero-gravity training for the Mercury astronauts? Only 1.7 m3 space! 1959 Sam 1960 Miss Sam 1961 Ham 1961 Enos 1961 Alan Shepard 1961 Gus Grissom 1962 John Glenn

  5. What do these people have in common? • Stephen Hawking • Martha Stewart • Ozzie Osbourne (?) • Buzz Aldrin • David Groce and daughter, EA

  6. They all experienced zero gravity aboard G-Force One

  7. This is the way they,Space Adventures, Ltd.,want us to thinkthe Zero-G experiencewill be! Zero-G Promotional video (3:08) I'll tell you the way it really was!

  8. Zero-G Corp. Promotional Video "Like Nothing on Earth" http://www.gozerog.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Photos_and_Videos.welcome

  9. Boeing 727-200 Minimum fuel; no luggage; no cargo; few windows Modified hydraulic system; accelerometers added Interior stripped and padded; modified O2 & lighting 36? seats in rear; pilots compartment plus 3-foot storage FAA approval-10 yr; no galley or restroom; no carry-ons Others: NASA, Russia (tourists, too), EU, Ecuador!

  10. Boeing 727-200 Minimum fuel; no luggage; no cargo; few windows Modified hydraulic system; accelerometers added Interior stripped and padded; modified O2 & lighting 36? seats in rear; pilots compartment plus 3-foot storage FAA approval-10 yr; no galley or restroom; no carry-ons Others: NASA, Russia (tourists, too), EU, Ecuador! NASA drop facilities 2.2 sec 4.6 sec 5.2 sec -65 g

  11. Locations • Las Vegas (9/19/09) had to arrive day early & leave day laterWanted to go in 2007; two $500 off coupons; but alas! • Other future commercial locations—about 30 per yearLos Angeles (2/13/10)Las Vegas (2/27/10)Dallas (3/13/10)Chicago (3/27/10)Washington, DC (4/3/10)Cape Canaveral (4/17/10)Cape Canaveral Platinum! (4/24/10)Seattle and New York (later) • Charters at any locationNASA, corporate, weddingsFilming "Apollo 11", television "Biggest Loser" • Educational and Research Flights (submit grant request)

  12. Preflight Procedures at Hotel • Table with every possible motion sickness pill! WILL I EXPERIENCE MOTION SICKNESS? It is very unlikely than you will experience motion sickness. The ZERO-G Experience was designed to provide flyers a fun and pleasant experience, and over the years we have succeeded in reducing the number of flyers who experience motion discomfort on G-FORCE ONE.   Today, very few people experience uneasiness or nausea during the flight. 25% on our flight (me on 10th parabola)

  13. Preflight Procedures at Hotel • TSA check-in • Buffet breakfast (motion sickness reduced) • Pre-flight briefing (30 min) • Change into personal flight suits with sox • Barf bags in every major pocket • TSA security screenings • Transfer to bus to private side of airport

  14. Procedures at Airport • Group photos at aircraft • "Fasten seat belts" FAA preflight briefing • Take shoes off into big bag; color-coded sox • Flight to approved airspace100 mi long by 10 mi wide by 12,000 ft thickNellis Airforce Range (over NTS?)

  15. Procedures at Airport • A preflight briefing • Take shoes off into big bag; color-coded sox • Flight to approved airspace100 mi long by 10 mi wide by 12,000 ft thickNellis Airforce Range (over NTS?)

  16. Flight Path (parabolas) First parabola— Martian gravity (1/3) 2nd and 3rd parabolas—Lunar gravity (1/6) Next 12 parabolas—zero gravity (free fall)

  17. Zero-G video: Flight 229 blue Video not available online Contact David Groce for copy

  18. Lessons Learned • It's FUN; it is unlike any thing else (E-ticket plus) • Do not take a camera of any sort—enjoy yourself6 mounted videos & professional photographer • Hard to control (my) body; there is no vertical • Don't bump your head on ceiling—it hurts • Plan what you want to try on the next parabola • Don't eat the M&Ms—they come back up! • Watch out for flying bodies & sox-covered feet

  19. Bottom Line ($) Zero-G for 5Gs $1k per minute www.gozerog.com

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