Amadeus Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Swiss company to launch ‘ZeroG experience’ in 2015 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2639614/All-aboard-vomit-comet-Swiss-company-launch-ZeroG-experience-2015-rival-Bransons-Virgin-Galactic.html First time Zero G flights are available in Europe? http://zerog.s-3.ch/ None in the UK it seems (see map on the page), but they have Switzerland and France listed if anyone fancies a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Bobster Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 14 parabolas. Great fun if you have a solid tummy/inner ear but not if you get motion sickness early on - there's no getting off early. But a hell of a lot cheaper and probably safer than the suborbital options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticallyChallenged Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Weightless vomit suddenly slamming down on you sounds absolutely delightful... £5000 for the premium experience and you get a free watch! Seems totally worth it to me...Somehow I think I'll wait a bit longer, given the speed at which we've progressed in the past 100 years, from powered flight to men on the moon within 60 years...surely we can't be THAT far off now. I mean we've fucked Mother Earth without even buying her dinner first so we'll have to ditch it sometime. Anyone willing to go on the Mars One program? There are a few I'm sure other posters would have happily signed up whilst the sign-ups were still open... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 I think it will still be a while until you get a space experience for easyjet money. Even Branson is more words than action. Until then this seems the most affordable option, and luckily they have two flights scheduled for here. When you book they ask you to get a medical certificate from an aviation medical examiner or similarly qualified doctor to say you're fit enough to do this. I'm hoping two winters on the Ben My Chree and Lady of Mann mean a little airplane bouncing up and down won't make me sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Bobster Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Lots of military pilots get space sickness so there may not be a correlation; I would investigate pharmacological prophylactics if youre serious. Alternatively, you could consider one of the high-altitude baloons being developed. A couple of hours at high altitide with great views and potentially lower risk profile, and no microgravity illness risk! Actually, scratch that, looks like the baloon flights are six figures (euro) as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Surely Citywing could .... no, forget that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarne Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Don't believe these until they actually happen. There's far too much regulation to allow this for the 'low' price it's stating. There's a reason it's usually military or military contractors who do the testing for zero G - they get around the regulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Somehow I think I'll wait a bit longer, given the speed at which we've progressed in the past 100 years, from powered flight to men on the moon within 60 years...surely we can't be THAT far off now. ...but done pretty much fuck all in the grand scheme of things in the 40 years since. We should have been on Mars by now. And since then we've even lost a planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 That disintegrating Vulcan was just a story Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticallyChallenged Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Lots of military pilots get space sickness so there may not be a correlation; I would investigate pharmacological prophylactics if youre serious. Alternatively, you could consider one of the high-altitude baloons being developed. A couple of hours at high altitide with great views and potentially lower risk profile, and no microgravity illness risk! Actually, scratch that, looks like the baloon flights are six figures (euro) as well. Surely you mean prophylaxis? Not sure how condoms would help on the flight... Also, the balloon flights have been proven to be possible on a budget, Larry Walters comes to mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 None in the UK it seems (see map on the page), but they have Switzerland and France listed if anyone fancies a go £5K? I'd expect to chuck up on a Frenchman for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Bobster Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 @AC I think the usage is correct, I am more concerned about my lack of apostrophe in "you're" @Tarne ZeroG (different company) has been doing it commercially for some time, albeit under FAA rather than EASA rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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