• HuntressHimbo
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    1 month ago

    If I remember right that is the slang term for a device used to simulated high force situations astronauts are expected to experience. So named for the frequent effect

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        1 month ago

        It’s so much more interesting than the parent comment makes it out to be, though. In case you didn’t already read anything about it, it’s an ordinary (on the outside) jet that flies in parabolic arcs which at a certain point lets the passengers experience microgravity and float around the modified cabin for a minute or so at a time. Anyone can go for a ride last I checked… if you have several thousand dollars laying around, anyway.