Keith’s note: As humanity expands outward we need to make sure it is all of humanity. Moreover, we may find that living in space may be a more enabling – […]
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JSC Ordered To Shut Down Reduced Flight Program
Keith’s note: The Technical Capabilities Assessment Team has decided to shut down the reduced flight program at JSC and transfer what is left of it to AFRC. JSC Center Director […]
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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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JSC Seeks More Input on Microgravity Services Contract
NASA Solicitation: Aircraft Maintenacne Operational Support and Microgravty Services Market Research Questionnaire “Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) Flight Crew Operation Directorate (FCOD) anticipates procuring services under an Aircraft Maintenance and Operational […]
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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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ZeroG Responds to OIG Report
Zero Gravity Corporation’s statement regarding the Office of Inspector General’s June 18, 2010 Audit Report of NASA’s Microgravity Flight Services “It is important to note that the report highlights that […]
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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 […]