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How to Prepare for Your Own Personal Spaceflight or Zero-G Experience

Is a personal spaceflight or zero-g experience on your Bucket List? If so, how do you prepare for this once-in-a-lifetime event? How can you get the most out of your flight and create a lasting memory? With several commercial spaceflight companies preparing to launch suborbital tourist flights within two years, leaders from the industry predict more people will fly to space in the next decade than have made the journey so far since the dawn of the Space Age. At the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight last week in Las Cruces, New Mexico, a few "seasoned" space flyers provided advice for those hoping to get astronaut wings, or at least experience what zero-gravity feels like. Former astronaut Dan Barry and Peter Diamandis, the Zero Gravity Corporation CEO and co-founder of Space Adventures, shared their experienc

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Zero-gravity may make astronauts rash drivers

London, September 23 : A new study by French and US researchers has suggested that zero-gravity can adversely affect astronauts' ability to judge size and distance, which may make them bad drivers.

Moscow Zero (US - DVD R1)

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced Moscow Zero which stars Vincent Gallo, Val Kilmer, and Rade Serbedzija. The disc will be available to own from the 4th November, and should retail at around $24.94. The film itself will be presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround track. No extra material will be included. We've attached the artwork below:

My Zero G flight experience: the short version

Thanks to Symantec I had the opportunity to experience a Zero G flight experience, departing from Las Vegas.

Video: Astronauts under Zero Gravity

Astronauts under zero gravity in Shenzhou VII spacecraft

Artist prints 'Zero Dollar' in dig at destructive role of U.S. financial institutions

Artist Laura Gilbert displays her 'Zero Dollar' artwork in front of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 in New York. Gilbert produced ten thousand copies of her worthless money to give out free in the financial district. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark Lennihan"

Wooing space tourists with a taste of zero-g

European officials, technicians and journalists experience zero gravity during a test flight. Europe plans to enter the space tourism market by offering a chance to experience weightlessness to help pay for scientific research.

Configuremyphone API Provides Mobile Content Industry With Zero-Cost Solution for OTA Configuration

POOLE, England, November 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile phone configuration website, configuremyphone.com, has released a free API that allows mobile content companies to offer over-the-air (OTA) configuration services from within their own websites at zero-cost. The service, which remotely configures a mobile phone for data services, uses premium-rate SMS to charge the end user directly, removing all costs for the content provider. The service supports OTA configuration of mobile Internet, Java, MMS and mobile email settings on more than 1800 handsets across all major UK networks.

Red Knights in Space

RICHARDSON, Texas, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Currently floating in zero gravity and circling the Earth every 90 minutes on the International Space Station (ISS) is the business card of Dallas-based Red Knight Learning Systems. This honor came about through Red Knight's participation in one of the educational activities being performed by Richard Garriott, the world's sixth private space explorer and America's first second-generation astronaut. Red Knight worked with one of Garriott's educational partners, the Challenger Center for Space Science Education, to develop "Sports in Space," a learning-based game that helps students understand the differences in gravity between Earth (1G), Mars (1/3G), the Moon (1/6G), and the ISS (Zero-G).

Auction Site eBid Runs Promo, Ad Campaign in US

International online-auction site eBid is giving the first 20,000 new subscribers a special rate of $50 for a lifetime subscription, which entitles them to zero listing fees and zero final value fees on their auctions for life. The promotion is part of the company's celebration of its U.S. launch and double digit growth. To support its growth plans, eBid is currently embarking on an online and offline radio and billboard advertising campaign in the U.S.

Saudi mobile users told to update details

Mobile phone users in Saudi Arabia have been told to update their personal details with their service provider, to stop unauthorised use of their identity. The Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission has said users who do not comply face legal consequences. Saudi Telecoms' Al Jawal numbers from zero to 050 499 9999 and Mobily numbers from zero to 054 399 9999 are to be updated initially. Mobily has launched a campaign called Hawyyati, Arabic for My Identity, which encourages subscribers to update their details by offering them the chance to win a car.

Zero-gravity day trips to fund space research

Selling the public the chance to experience 11 minutes of microgravity will prop up research by the European Space Agency.

The Zero-Gravity Coffee Maker: Space Station Luxury or Necessity?

The secret design will allow astronauts to enjoy the rich taste and aroma of fresh coffee in space (Telegraph)

From Zero to Samba in Six Minutes

Set up a simple Samba server and start sharing files with your Windows hosts in just a few minutes. Probably more than six minutes, but not many more. This Flash 9 video tutorial shows you exactly how.

Black Caps zero in on under-fire Ponting

UNDER PRESSURE: Ricky Ponting is under the most pressure of his captaincy career and the New Zealand cricket see him as the key to their chances of an Australian boilover.

Video: From Zero to Samba in Six Minutes

"Set up a simple Samba server and start sharing files with your Windows hosts in just a few minutes. Probably more than six minutes, but not many more. This Flash 9 video tutorial shows you exactly how."

Astronauts under zero gravity in Shenzhou VII spacecraft

Updated: 2008-09-26 11:07

E-mail In Zero G: Astronauts And The Web

NASA scientists say they plan to test an Internet-like networking system on the International Space Station this summer. (NASA)

E-mail in zero G: NASA develops network for space

SAN FRANCISCO — In space, no one can hear you scream. But scoring an Internet hookup suddenly isn't out of the question.

E-mail in zero G: NASA develops network for space

In space, no one can hear you scream. But scoring an Internet hookup suddenly isn't out of the question.

E-mail in zero G: NASA develops network for space

In space, no one can hear you scream. But scoring an Internet hookup suddenly isn't out of the question.

E-mail in zero G: NASA develops network for space

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Banks asked to open zero balance accounts

CHANDIGARH: Punjab’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon has taken a serious note of reports that some commercial banks have been demanding deposits ranging from Rs.2,500 to 5,000 from farmers to open accounts for crediting cheques of bonus on sale of paddy issued by the Government.

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