The New York Times reports that Shaun White, the Olympic gold medalist in snowboarding last year, will become “the first snowboarder to experience space travel.” How’s that? It turns out White and six other athletes from five “action sports” will get a zero-g aircraft flight in April, presumably organized by Zero Gravity Corp., although it’s not specified in the article. Well, weightlessness is one aspect of “experiencing space travel”, but hardly the only one.
Speaking of Zero Gravity (the company, not the sensation), the company announced yesterday a partnership with Space Florida to establish a microgravity research and education center in the state, providing flight opportunities for students and teachers as well as researchers. (The company also appears to be sporting a spiffy new logo on the press release, but not yet on the main web site.)
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