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ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign successfully completed in Bordeaux

5 November 2009

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A view inside the 'Zero G' cabin during the microgravity phase of a parabola during the 49th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign. During a three hour flight, the aircraft and its occupants experience 30 parabolas. Each parabola lasts about one minute, of which the microgravity phase lasts some 20 seconds.

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Credits: ESA - A. Le Floc'h

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Airbus A300 for parabolic flights, flight,

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Since 1997, the Airbus A300 Zero-g aircraft - the world's largest for parabolic flights - has been used by ESA, CNES, DLR and industrial customers to provide repeated microgravity periods of up to 20 seconds for research purposes. It is managed by Novespace, a subsidiary of CNES. ESA runs typically two parabolic campaigns annually. Scientists are regularly invited to submit experiment proposals for review and selection by peers.

Credits: ESA/Novespace

Scientific passengers

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View inside 'Zero-G' aircraft during the 46th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign in November 2007.

Credits: ESA - A. Le Floc'h

Students: Fly your thesis!

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Students from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Credits: ESA photo/A. Le Floc'h

25 years of ESA parabolic flights

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Tail of the Airbus A-300 'Zero-g' used for ESA Parabolic Flight Campaigns

Credits: ESA - A. Le Floc'h