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Weightlessness

Weightlessness
Some of the most exciting training happens in a huge Russian cargo plane, flying great big arcs in the sky, so that the passengers experience periods of weightlessness similar to that in space. This has to be seen to be believed. They call it the 'comit comet', and it's quite a ride. Most of these flights were for training purposes, but some of the parabolas in each flight are devoted to the sheer pleasure of zero-g. If you're a little crazy, you can come to Star City and try this out for yourself!
Floating with the Flag
Floating with the Flag
Green and gold
Green and gold
Getting the hang of this
Getting the hang of this
Wall to Wall Cosmonauts
Wall to Wall Cosmonauts
Ilyushin Parachute Parade
Ilyushin Parachute Parade
Parachute Parade
Parachute Parade
Weightless Mass Training
Weightless Mass Training
Pass The 50kg Parcel
Pass The 50kg Parcel
Weightless Mechanics
Weightless Mechanics
Suiting up in Zero-G
Suiting up in Zero-G
Donning a Space Suit in Weightlessness
Donning a Space Suit in Weightlessness
Suited, Sealed and In A Spin
Suited, Sealed and In A Spin
Vso Xorosho!
Vso Xorosho!
Spacesuit Windmill
Spacesuit Windmill
Zero-G Crew Photo
Zero-G Crew Photo
Flying The SA Colours
Flying The SA Colours
Flying The Flag
Flying The Flag
Zero-G Cosmonauts
Zero-G Cosmonauts
High flyers
High flyers
Geared up
Geared up
Lifting Weightless Weights
Lifting Weightless Weights
Buranov and Boris
Buranov and Boris
buranov and the instructor
buranov and the instructor
holding onto the floor
holding onto the floor
gearing up
gearing up
perspective
perspective
Inside the hold
Inside the hold
karen and the team
karen and the team
Which way up, Boris?
Which way up, Boris?
Wall To Wall Flying
Wall To Wall Flying
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Mark Shuttleworth
Dale Cupido
Karen Sharwood
Lara Keytel
Danie Barry
Freddy Khan
Vaughan Oosthuizen
Ravi Naidoo
Vuyo Dwane
Richard Mills
Nicolette Cronje
Wayne Derman
Peter Ribton
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