NASA Opportunities for Payloads Requiring an Near-Zero or Reduced Gravity Environment “Payloads selected under this announcement will fly on aircraft that provide parabolic flight trajectories and on suborbital reusable launch […]
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ZeroG Gets FAA Safety Approval
Zero Gravity Corporation Awarded Safety Approval from the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation “The Safety Approval, granted on April 20, 2011 and in effect for five years, allows ZERO-G […]
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More Weightless Teachers Courtesy of Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Foundation Announces 2011 Weightless Flights of Discovery Program at National Science Teachers’ Association Conference “The Northrop Grumman Foundation announced today that the Foundation is accepting teacher applications for […]
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Suborbital Proposals Sought
NASA Seeks Proposals For Technology Flight Demonstrations And Information About Suborbital Flight Services “NASA is seeking proposals from researchers interested in testing new technologies during suborbital flights. The agency also […]
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The Weightless Family
First-Hand Look: One Family’s Unforgettable Zero Gravity Holiday, Space.com “Like many American families across the country, the Stern family of Colorado celebrated the Fourth of July holiday together on Sunday. […]
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NASA OIG is Not Pleased With ZeroG
NASA OIG Review of NASA’s Microgravity Flight Services “NASA Inspector General Paul K. Martin released a report today that examines the performance of Zero Gravity Corporation (Zero G), a private […]
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Study Hard – Get Weightless
Student From Howard University Middle School of Math and Science Goes Weightless With Zero Gravity Corporation “This past weekend Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G(R)), the first and only FAA-approved provider of […]
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Being Weightless
Teachers Describe What It Is Like To Be Weightless (Video) “On 2 October 2009 a group of teachers from Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland participated in Northrop Grumman’s “Weightless Flights […]
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A New Crop of Weightless Teachers
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Kicks Off Year Four “The Northrop Grumman Foundation is kicking off the fourth year of its Weightless Flights of Discovery Program, flying a […]