Parabola
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A parabola is a plane curve formed by the locs of points equidistant from a fixed line and fixed point not on the line. This NASA diagram illustrates the parabola pilots of the KC-135 undertake to reach a reduced or zero gravity state.
The maneuver can be modified to provide any level of g-force less than one g. Some typical g-levels used on different tests and the corresponding time for each maneuver are as follows:
JSC Reduced Gravity Program |
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