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Article Images  ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign successfully completed in Bordeaux  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.
For more images click here  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. Scientific passengers  View inside 'Zero-G' aircraft during the 46th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign in November 2007. Students: Fly your thesis!  Students from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. 25 years of ESA parabolic flights  Tail of the Airbus A-300 'Zero-g' used for ESA Parabolic Flight Campaigns Release date: 7 November 2009 |