49th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign

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.

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Caption: Experiment subjects also fly on the 'Zero G' aircraft - here they are briefed before the flight Credits: ESA - A. Le Floc'h ID number: SEMTWD4DHNF HI-RES JPEG size: 1114 kb

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The experiments flying on the 49th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign included life science research looking at body height as a determinant of blood pressure responses to changes in gravity. This experiment also tested a tool which is set for use on the ISS - the Portable Pulmonary Function System - a miniature portable device for astronauts to perform pulmonary function measurements.

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