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> A ZERO-G Experience® is available starting at $4,950 per person. Even less! 1.94% of the cost. :) Part of the experience that I'm looking for is the perspec
by NegativeLatency 8y ago
> A ZERO-G Experience® is available starting at $4,950 per person.
Even less! 1.94% of the cost. :)
Part of the experience that I'm looking for is the perspective of seeing so much of the planet at the same time Ride in a U2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-COlil4tos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-COlil4tos
You can get a ride up pretty high (and fast in a Mig too) https://migflug.com/flights-prices/mig-29-edge-of-space/ https://migflug.com/flights-prices/mig-29-edge-of-space/
- belorn 8y agoAre there commercial U2 rides?
- mmcconnell1618 8y agoWhen the Mythbusters took a ride in a U2 there were several days of training including how to operate the pressure suit required for the trip. I don't know of any commercial U2 rides and I assume it would cost way more than the Zero G plane ride.
- JustSomeNobody 8y agoThe U2 has to be flown so extremely precisely that I think it would be too expensive and dangerous to offer commercial rides.
- ethbro 8y agoPer memory, you can also do it at NASA Space Camp as an additional, optional activity. (Or, at least, appropriately aged children can) I'm not sure how much it was: I did it back in the 90s. It was a prop plane, but I remember probably ~5-10 seconds of perceived weightlessness. Which seems longer than you might expect when your stomach and contents are suddenly floating freely in your chest cavity. ;) I'd definitely recommend it. It was... unique