Zero-G: a ride aboard the Vomit Comet!

Nick DiGiorgioJeff McClellanNathan Smith

Keihen KitchenDavid Dudra

Chanita GreeneRobert Nicholson

September 15, 2009Announcement is made about Zero G Essay Contest

STUDENT APPLICATION: In about 300 words, describe why you want to participate in this experience, what you think you could learn from this experience, and how you think you could share your experience with others.

September 18, 2009Four students were chosen.

September 26, 2009The day of flight

1. Registration

2. Training Video

3. Transportation to Airport

4. Security Check

5. Lift off….

ATTEMPT FAILED

September 27, 2009The second day of flight

FloatingRegular Gravity - 9.81 meters per second squared

Martian Gravity - 3.27 meters per second squared

Lunar Gravity - 1.635 meters per second squared

Zero Gravity – ummm... zero g :-)

AccelerationWhat is the change in velocity of our plane from the

halfway point to the end point?______________________________________________

How much time did it take to make that change in velocity?______________________________________________

What is the acceleration of the airplane?

______________________________________________

About 147 m/s

15 seconds

About 9.8 m/s^2

You start off laying on the ground...

Martian and Lunar gravity...

WEIGHTLESS!

Kundt’s Tube

The Experiment

Data