Science and Exploration

NASA Space Experiment Rack Undergoing Flight Tests on ZeroG Jet

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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A new space experiment rack under development by NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., and Space Florida will undergo initial tests this week. The rack will fly aboard NASA’s first commercially-provided research flights on Zero Gravity Corporation’s reduced gravity aircraft. Flight testing of the FASTRACK Space Experiment Platform will be performed on four consecutive days between September 9-12 from Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston.

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A new space experiment rack under development by NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., and Space Florida will undergo initial tests this week. The rack will fly aboard NASA’s first commercially-provided research flights on Zero Gravity Corporation’s reduced gravity aircraft. Flight testing of the FASTRACK Space Experiment Platform will be performed on four consecutive days between September 9-12 from Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston.

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