Rollercoaster research landed, next flight: Moon and Mars
Published Date: 11/30/2020
Source: phys.org
It was a difficult campaign to organize, but the scientific results are some of the best ever. Earlier this month, over 60 researchers ran 11 experiments in an Airbus aircraft with no less than three pilots. This was no ordinary flight: the A310 "Air Zero G' flew in repeated arcs 600 m up and down, providing 'weightlessness' in freefall conditions for all passengers and their experiments, 20 seconds at a time.