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Experience weightlessness on board the 'Zero-G' Airbus
 
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Parabolic Flight Campaign
 
 
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Science in weightlessness
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Scientists can study the behaviour of liquids and gases in weightlessness

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The Airbus A300
ESA’s parabolic flight campaigns are carried out using an Airbus A300, operated by the French company Novospace. It is a standard passenger jet with a few modifications. The biggest difference compared to a normal aeroplane is the removal of all the seats in the mid-section. This area is covered with a soft material and serves as the experiment area.
 
 
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Interview with André Kuipers
ESA astronaut André Kuipers is interviewed in 0g by TV journalist Michal Locher from German TV news programme Sat1.
 
 
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parabolic flight
Diamonds are forever - zero-g is not. J.M. Beuken and V. Pletser having a quick look from above on the diamond-experiment
 
 
34th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign
Day 3: peaceful skies and a flying carpetDay 2: sickness-free in zero-GDay 1: bubbles and light bulbs in microgravity
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