July 2019
Science and sensation in microgravity
...first proposed in 1950 by German aerospace engineer Fritz Haber and German physicist Heinz Haber. These days parabolic flight is enabling and advancing microgravity research and allowing scientists, engineers, students and even Hollywood ‘actor-nauts...
November 2016
Microgravity and space research: Bringing the commercial market into focus
... spacecraft to understand these effects. In the 1990s, terrestrial microgravity research facilities such as drop-towers and parabolic flights were developed around the globe when universities and research institutions developed their capabilities and...
August 2021
Born to juggle in space
... hope it will stimulate curiosity about the possibilities of movement on Earth and in space. I considered filming on a parabolic flight, but parabolic flights aren’t perfect and often have drift. The truth is that the piece is better performed on the...
October 2020
Microgravity and its effects on the human brain
...during a space mission. Comparing fMRI before and after parabolic flight data has revealed a decrease of global connectivity in ...disease and microgravity. Using models of space and parabolic flight they search for bio-markers of the equilibrium ...
November 2016
Emergency dental treatment on way to Mars
... into the design process. A logical next step is the simulation of selected sequences in microgravity, during a parabolic flight, to validate techniques for human space missions, refine procedures and to attract industrial and scientific partners...
July 2019
A reluctant American hero
...a space and science writer, has been involved in spaceflight for many years. He has taken part in ESA parabolic flight research campaigns, experienced the UK’s Farnborough and US Nastar training centrifuges, undertaken sub-orbital scientist astronaut...
