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ESA's 49th Parabolic Flight Campaign took to the skies recently with three flights over the Bay of Biscay. A suite of 14 microgravity experiments flew on board the specially adapted Airbus A300 'Zero-G' aircraft.

Preparing a subject for flight day 3 of the 49th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign

Flight day 3 of the 49th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign

Two subjects are tested side-by-side

Flight day 3 of the 49th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign

Investigating gravity induced neurological changes in the human brain

Investigators on board the aircraft can interact with their experiments between and even during each parabola

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