Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Mercury Astronauts in Weightless Flight on C-131 Aircraft
Full Description:
Astronauts in simulated weightless flight in C-131 aircraft flying "zero-g" trajectory at Wright Air Development Center. Weightless flights were a new form of training for the Mercury astronauts and parabolic flights that briefly go beyond the Earth's tug of gravity continue to be used for spaceflight training purposes. These flights are nicknamed the "vomit comet" because of the nausea that is often induced.
Date:
1959
NASA Center:
Headquarters
Subject Category:
Astronauts
Subject Category:
Mercury-Astronaut
Subject Category:
Mercury-Program
Keywords:
Mercury
Keywords:
Training
Keywords:
Astronaut
Keywords:
vomit
Keywords:
comet
Keywords:
C-131
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_where:
Mercury
Image #:
B-59-349
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0039
Center:
HQ
Center Number:
B-59-349
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000039
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Mercury Astronauts in Weightless Flight on C-131 Aircraft