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Parabolic flight's experiment aboard the A-300

Bordeaux, France - It will test behaviour of some cells in weightless conditions

A parabolic flight test will be performed by an Airbus 300 at the European Space Agency’s research centre situated in the Bordeaux Merignac Airport from July 19 to 30. Test aims to prove some particular human alterations in weightless conditions, specifically it will allow to study the improvement of astronaut’s performance. An A-300 duly adapted is able to create 20 seconds of weightlessness when it...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 123268
Rome, Italy, 07/05/2005 17:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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