Sweden and Russia are working together to launch Swedish space tourism and have now confirmed flight dates for upcoming zero gravity campaigns 2005 - 2006.
XERO AB today confirmed the flight program for 2005-2006 during a technical visit from Star City in Kiruna.
"Sweden is launching a new concept for zero gravity flights in Kiruna in a joint project with the Yu. Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre. We at Star City are looking forward to implement the exciting flight program and start our co-operation with Sweden from Kiruna Airport", said Mr. V.Tsibliyev, Head of Yu. Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre, Moscow.
The following dates will be available for zero gravity flights:
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2005 |
| 03 - 06 of February 20 - 23 of October |
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2006 |
| 02-05 of February 01-04 of July 19-22 of October |
XERO will be presenting its original concept for space tourism and zero gravity flights in Kiruna in February 2005. |
| The xero mission is to deliver an once in a lifetime experience; an experience of weightlessness in the comfort, style and convenience of Sweden. Xero will take its clients out of the normal laws of physics and will plunge them into another world a world where no gravity exists. xero is a space where the environment is designed to let clients explore weightlessness in a physical, artistic and social way. |
