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For you? >> we saw when i was with the marines in iraq, which was clearly one of the most memorable moments because every day for those weeks upon weeks, my life was protected by them as i was reporting on what they were doing, and it was really incredible. but personal experiences, you may have seen that quick shot of me sitting in an f 15, so to go up in a fighter jet, amazing. and to experience zero g, which is what they call the vomit comet, astronauts training that, i know what its like to ...

Of me sitting in an f 15, so to go up in a fighter jet, amazing. and to experience zero g, which is what they call the vomit comet, astronauts training that, i know what its like to be without gravity. to have that opportunity, to experience, that it will stick with me forever. >> being in iraq, that is a massive overwhelming heavy story to cover. but was it your hardest? because you just told so many personal stories. >> its the individual stories of people that shared with me, some of the trag...

The custom of bringing toys was started by soviet-era cosmonauts and it stuck around.

There are several things to consider with space travel, including where space actually...

Ronda McCarthy will be taking her science class in a zero gravity flight on Wednesday.

Spaceship "endeavor" for about 19 hours. we heard from the crew a few minutes ago about their journey. take a listen. >> good morning, day, evening, or night, earth. this is the good ship "endeavor" on our way to the international space station. >> we all have trouble not floating. were getting used to zero g and everything that entails and that it presented bus were getting used to it. by the time we get to the spacing station, we should be ready to rock. >> reporter: christi and boris, larry c...

Astronauts have to spend months floating 250 miles (400 km) up in Earth’s orbit. And while their schedule is mostly occupied by conducting scientific research and doing experiments in space, they also get some free time as well. Sometimes they’re looking back at our beautiful planet, and other times they’re playing badminton.

Washington DC-based 0-G Launch joined forces with the Canary Islands Aeronautical and Aerospace Cluster (CAAC) to bring space weightlessness to Earth. As a result, passengers will be able to take zero-gravity or parabolic flights and float just like an astronaut would in space.

An invention developed by UofL's astrosurgery team made its first trip to space for testing in weightlessness as a payload aboard a suborbital space flight by Virgin Galactic. The invention, a surgical fluid management system, flew aboard Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo from Spaceport America in New Mexico in May, prior to Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space flight on July 11. The system is designed to make it possible for surgery to be conducted in a weightless e...

Booster. you know, that -- we knew what sound to expect. but that sort of jump as the springs released -- and then, you know, just the experiencing zero g, you know, it was remarkable. >> when you were all sitting there together before you entered the capsule, what did you talk about? i mean, you know, theres danger. theres a million things must be going around in your mind. >> wally kept asking whats taking so long. thats how you get to be wally, youre impatient. in a very healthy, great way. s...