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'Zero-G' Airbus A300 for parabolic flights
'Zero-G' Airbus A300 for parabolic flights
Fly Your Thesis! - an astronaut experience
 
The Fly Your Thesis! programme gives university students the possibility to fly their scientific experiment in microgravity, as part of their Masters thesis, PhD thesis or research programme, in microgravity by participating in a series of parabolic flights on an Airbus A300 Zero-G aircraft.

These parabolic flights take place on the Airbus A300 Zero-G operated and maintained by Novespace from Bordeaux, France.

It is currently being assessed whether the opportunities offered could be extended to include other microgravity and hypergravity ground based platforms, such as drop towers or centrifuges.


 
Quick Facts
Project: Fly Your Thesis! - An Astronaut Experience
Level: University
Status:Development of 2009 experiments on-going
12 teams pre-selected for 2010 campaign
Contact:Natacha Callens, flyyourthesis @ esa.int
 
 
 


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Microgravity and parabolic flightsWhat experiments can be undertaken?Eligibility criteriaSchedule 2009 campaignSchedule 2010 campaignList of documentsHow to applyQuestions and contact detailsFly your thesis trailer
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