The Zero Gravity Company: The Weightless Experience

By kHong, published Jun 14, 2007
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Even wanted to feel like you were truly weightless? Now it is possible for the public to experience what up until now, could only be experienced by astronauts in space. The Zero Gravity Corporation is the only company in America that offers weightless flights to the public. Still thinking about experiencing this unbelievable, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

With two launch locations, it is the perfect chance for a vacation getaway. You can choose to depart from the renowned gambling city of Las Vegas or plan a family trip to Orlando, Florida. Both cities are great vacation locations, drawing millions to their unique tourist attractions. Las Vegas is known for their entertainment and gambling, while Orlando is known for its world famous Disney World. Either way, the vacation is going to be topped off by the best experience of your life!

The experience, which lasts a day, first starts off as you meet the crew, coaches, and other passengers. Then you put on your own flight suits which are yours to keep. The flight consists of a parabolic plane rightly named "G-Force One" which reaches the FAA-assigned 10x100 mile airspace above the two locations in Nevada and Florida. As the plane levels out at 28,000 feet, passengers of the parabolic plane are led into a cushioned room dubbed the "float area" in which their weightless experience will take place. The entire flight lasts about 90 minutes and consists of 15 parabolic maneuvers by the specially modified Boeing 727-200. The first parabolic maneuver you will experience is Martian gravity, then two parabolas of Lunar gravity, then finally twelve parabolas at zero gravity. Each gravitational parabola is a different experience as you gradually feel less and less gravity. As you experience Martian gravity, you will feel one-third of your weight, Lunar gravity at one-sixth of your weight, and finally zero gravity in the last twelve parabolas.

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