Zero gravity — For A Better World

ZERO GRAVITY FLIGHTWITH MOONWALKER APOLLO 16 CHARLIE DUKE

Experience the thrill of a zero gravity flight with Apollo 16 astronaut and moonwalker Charlie Duke from the historic shuttle runway at Kennedy Space Centre, Florida.

Followed by a private dinner with Charlie Duke and other esteemed guests from the Space Industry.

NOVEMBER 28, 2021 . INDIVIDUAL SPACES.

NOVEMBER 29, 2021. PRIVATE HIRE ONLY.

The zero gravity experience

THE EXPERIENCE

The ZERO-G Experience is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to experience true weightlessness. It’s not a simulation – it’s real life, minus gravity. The team’s Boeing 727 flies in parabolic arcs to create a weightless environment, allowing you to float, flip, and soar as if you were in space.

THE FLIGHT

The process starts with the aircraft flying level with the horizon at an altitude of 24,000 feet. The pilots then gradually increase the angle of the aircraft to about 45° relative to the horizon until reaching an altitude of 32,000 feet.

During this phase, passengers feel the pull of 1.8 Gs. Next, the plane pushes over the top of the parabolic arc and the zero-gravity phase begins. For the next 20-30 seconds, everything in the plane is weightless. Finally, the plane gently pulls out of the manoeuvre, allowing flyers to gradually return to the floor of the aircraft.

The manoeuvre is flown 15 times over the course of the flight, each taking about ten miles of airspace to perform. In addition to zero gravity, flyers experience lunar gravity (one sixth your weight) and martian gravity (one third your weight), achieved by flying a wider arc over the top of the parabola. On a typical flight, parabolas are flown in sets of three to five, with short periods of level flight between each set.