NASA engineers successfully completed ground testing of a system that will allow an inflatable heat shield to be tested in low-Earth orbit next year. The Bernard Kutter Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of ...

Gravity is usually presented as the most familiar of nature’s forces, the quiet background pull that keeps feet on sidewalks ...

European astronaut Thomas Pesquet testing ESA's lunar wheelbarrow during a parabolic flight simulating lunar gravity in a first-of-a-kind experiment. BORDEAUX, France — European scientists used a ...

Parabolic flights are the only way to create lunar gravity conditions on Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. European ...

Novespace chief parabolic flight pilot explains why there are four pilots on each flight and what equipment they use to share control over the aircraft. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

After a day spent somersaulting in zero gravity in an airplane, a group of math and science teachers were still sporting flight suits when they stood before their classes Friday morning at Seneca ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Minister Krishna Gaur has announced the establishment of the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Simulatory Space Centre in Bhopal to inculcate ...

Ever wonder how astronauts learn to float? In Bordeaux, France, European astronauts train for zero gravity using parabolic flights. By flying in steep arcs, these aircraft create short, 22-second ...