Vomit Comet

Software / App

A colloquial name for the parabolic flight aircraft used to simulate microgravity conditions, which Ariel Ekblaw has flown on nine times for testing her research.

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Videos Mentioning Vomit Comet

Ariel Ekblaw: Space Colonization and Self-Assembling Space Megastructures | Lex Fridman Podcast #271

Ariel Ekblaw: Space Colonization and Self-Assembling Space Megastructures | Lex Fridman Podcast #271

Lex Fridman

A colloquial name for the parabolic flight aircraft used to simulate microgravity conditions, which Ariel Ekblaw has flown on nine times for testing her research.

Penn Jillette on Magic, Losing 100+ Pounds, and Weaponizing Kindness | The Tim Ferriss Show

Penn Jillette on Magic, Losing 100+ Pounds, and Weaponizing Kindness | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

A NASA aircraft (officially, Reduced Gravity Aircraft) that simulates weightlessness, which Penn Jillette experienced, informing his understanding of mood changes with weight fluctuations.