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  2. Reduced-gravity aircraft - Wikipedia

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    NASA flew zero gravity flights on various aircraft for many years. In 1959 Project Mercury astronauts trained in a C-131 Samaritan aircraft dubbed the "vomit comet". [23] Twin KC-135 Stratotankers were used until December 2004 and later retired. One, a KC-135A registered N930NA (also known as NASA 930, formerly USAF serial no. 59-1481), flew ...

  3. Space adaptation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    NASA astronauts acclimating themselves to space adaptation syndrome in a KC-135 airplane that flies parabolic arcs to create short periods of weightlessness. [1] In about two thirds of the passengers, these flights produce nausea, [2] [3] giving the plane its nickname "vomit comet". Specialty: Space medicine Prevalence: 50% of individuals

  4. Microgravity University - Wikipedia

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    Microgravity University, also known as the Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program (RGSFOP), was a program run by NASA which enables undergraduate university students to perform microgravity experiments aboard NASA's reduced-gravity aircraft at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

  5. Watch the sky, the 'devil comet' is passing by the earth ...

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    Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is one of the brightest known co m ets, coming around every 71 years, according to NASA. It earned the nickname of “devil comet” in 2023 when an outburst caused the comet ...

  6. Upside Down & Inside Out - Wikipedia

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    The music video for "Upside Down & Inside Out" features the band moving about in zero gravity created by the parabolic flight path of a reduced gravity aircraft in concert with the song, performing various stunts otherwise impossible at normal gravity, including the use of props such as laptop computers and tablets, dozens of balls, and paint-filled balloons.

  7. Convair C-131 Samaritan - Wikipedia

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    In 1959, a C-131 was the first aircraft to be used as a reduced-gravity aircraft or 'vomit comet', for astronaut training as part of Project Mercury. [7] [8] [9] A Samaritan was the first aircraft used as a flying gunship testbed in mid-1963, in a program known as "Project Tailchaser". [10]

  8. The horned “devil comet,” notable for a recent series of explosive outbursts, is visible in the night sky now and will appear during April’s total solar eclipse.

  9. Space Cadets (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    All nine contestants won a genuine trip to Russia, including a trip to Star City (a small town to the north-west of Moscow which is the home to a Cosmonaut training facility); and a ride on a parabolic flight to experience weightlessness (known as a Vomit Comet) for around 25 seconds. In addition, each Cadet won a cash prize of £5,000.