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11.23.09

The World's First Zero-Gravity Wedding

A couple gets married while weightless
By John Mahoney Posted 06.22.2009 at 11:12 am 4 Comments

I Do: Noah Fulmor and Erin Finnegan tie the knot aboard the Vomit Comet
Not inclined to wait for a suborbital ride on Virgin Galactic, Noah Fulmor and Erin Finnegan became the firt couple to be wed in microgravity this past weekend over the skies of south Florida.

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The Breakdown

Apparently Weightless

Why are these astronauts floating around? It's not because of zero gravity
By Adam Weiner Posted 08.04.2008 at 3:02 pm 4 Comments


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Houston, I Have a Problem

Barfing is optional, and passing gas encouraged. Welcome to space school.
By William G. Phillips Posted 12.17.2001 at 4:15 pm 1 Comment

Day One: Orientation

It's 7 a.m. in Houston, and I'm watching a video of a grown man getting sucked into a jet engine.

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