The floating area is divided into sections and padded from floor to ceiling with one rope running down each side of the plane. Forward-facing view of the aircraft interior. After 11 years of surmounting meticulous procedures and safety regulations, co-founders Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, veteran astronaut Dr. Though, unlike this new contract, those flights were conducted under "public use" government regulations rather than under FAA regulations.
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community space. Chelsea Gohd joined Space. The TODAY weatherman was beaming after he left the ground behind for a few minutes recently by experiencing weightlessness on a modified Boeing dubbed the "G-Force One.
With missions by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson driving interest in space travel and another billionaire-funded mission, the all-civilian SpaceX Inspiration 4 , set to blast off later this week, Al decided to get his own taste of floating in zero gravity on TODAY Tuesday. The company is also working with sponsors to pay for science, tech, engineering and math students to be able to go on zero-gravity flights.
Pilots flew in a wave formation, with Al experiencing 1. Al's flight did seven waves, giving him just over two minutes of zero gravity. Normally Zero G will take customers on 15 total waves — about the limit before the benign ride can start entering a "vomit comet" territory.
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