Zero Gravity Flights for the Rest of Us

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Zero Gravity Flights for the Rest of Us

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday September 14, 2004 @05:53AM from the take-a-ride-on-the-vomit-comit dept.

waynegoode writes "Zero G Corporation, whose motto is "Question Gravity", is now offering zero gravity flights to the general public. For $3000 you get training and a 90 minute ride with 15 periods of 25 seconds of low or zero-gravity: 3 1/3 Mars gravity, 3 1/6 Lunar gravity, and 9 zero gravity. Peter Diamandis, the man behind the Ansari X Prize, worked 11 years to get FAA approval. Previously, such flights were available only to astronauts, researchers, and Tom Hanks; although recently flights for the public began Russia for about twice the price. Story also here."

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And I thought... by Nos. · 2004-09-14 05:55 · Score: 5, Funny

The porn industry would do it first!
Come to think about it, maybe they'll start using this as well, though 25 seconds isn't very long.
1. Re:And I thought... by smithmc · 2004-09-14 07:23 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I do think, however, they might want to charge an extra "clean up" premium on porn shoots...
  
  This is the porn industry we're talking about here - they could afford to buy their own damn plane. Pad all the walls with foam rubber upholstered in pink velvet, put in '70s colored lighting, and have "bow-chicka-bow-bow" in 3D surround... Hell, I'm surprised the porn industry doesn't have their own space station already.
  
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Or... by FortKnox · 2004-09-14 05:55 · Score: 4, Funny

Simply take a bottle full of Ipecac and save yourself a few thousand dollars.

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Wow, when I want to throw up.... by wolfemi1 · 2004-09-14 05:56 · Score: 5, Funny

...I just drink copious amounts of Jagermeister. Works like a charm, and it's a hell of a lot cheaper.
Re:*Ahem* by 0WaitState · 2004-09-14 06:00 · Score: 4, Funny

In case anyone's interested, skydiving is a cheaper way of obtaining a similar experience. The primary difference with skydiving is the lack of walls.

That and the big flat thing rushing towards you at ~140 mph.

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Re:Zero G on the Cheep! by east+coast · 2004-09-14 06:01 · Score: 4, Funny

Just find a road with some small hills and go fast enough to just become airborne

Trampolines work too... not for the car tho...

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Re:It's the Law by ackthpt · 2004-09-14 06:02 · Score: 4, Funny

Hasn't anyone ever told you to Obey Gravity?
The secret to flying is to hurl yourself at the ground and miss. (one of the more amusing ideas from HHGG)

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Combine this with normal travel by cft_128 · 2004-09-14 06:03 · Score: 4, Funny

It would be great, the Free Fall flights traveling, make the trips way more enjoyable. It would kick any in-flight movie's ass and I bet no one would complain about the lack of meals.

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Re:*Ahem* by Waffle+Iron · 2004-09-14 06:18 · Score: 5, Funny

That and the big flat thing rushing towards you at ~140 mph.
Don't worry about that. No matter what happens, NASA technicians will most likely be able to recover some useful mission data.
Re:*Ahem* by liquidsin · 2004-09-14 06:20 · Score: 4, Funny

I'm sure you'll call me a heretic, but I'd have to say it's a big *spherical* thing rushing towards you at ~140 mph.

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Pfft cheaper way than that! by Orclover · 2004-09-14 07:23 · Score: 4, Funny

If I want to experience a few seconds of 0 gravity ill just fly southwestern airlines again.

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