Everything about Zero Gravity Corporation totally explained
Zero Gravity Corporation (also known as
ZERO-G) is a
Nevada-based company, formerly of Fort Lauderdale, which operates
weightless flights. The company operates a modified
Boeing 727 which flies
parabolic arcs similar to those of
NASA's
KC-135 Reduced Gravity Aircraft. Unlike NASA, Zero G is governed by the FAA under Part 121 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (as are all US commercial passenger and cargo airlines) enabling them to offer the experience of weightlessness to both adventure tourists and researchers alike.
Founded by entrepreneur
Peter Diamandis, astronaut
Byron K. Lichtenberg, and
NASA engineer
Ray Cronise, the company is one of many private space companies working towards
space tourism. A number of notable passengers have been on weightless flights run by the company, including
Penn Jillette and
Teller,
Martha Stewart,
Burt Rutan,
Buzz Aldrin, and
John Carmack.
Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking also completed a shortened flight on
April 26,
2007.
On December 9th of 2007, Zero G hosted Adam Savage, and Jamie Hyneman of MythBusters to prove or disproved whether the Apollo Moon landing was a hoax or not. The shoot will air in May of 2008, and coincides with NASA's 50th anniversary.
On
April 21,
2007, they began regular flights from
Las Vegas for the general public at ticket prices of USD $3,675.
Good Morning America aired promotional footage featuring their weatherman
Sam Champion during a preview flight in
Ohio.
In March of 2008 was acquired by
Space Adventures (http://www.gozerog.com/sa_acquisition.html).
Flight experience
A Zero G flight lasts approximately thirty minutes, and consists of 15 parabolas: 2 that simulate martian gravity, 3 that simulate lunar gravity, and 10 that simulate weightlessness. Each parabola begins with the aircraft climbing at a 45 degree angle at approximately, peaks at, and ends with the aircraft pointed down at a 30 degree angle.
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