Up in the Air

Blast off on a photo tour of a zero gravity flight — the same kind NASA astronauts take to prepare for space.

by: Ken Budd, Photos by Jeff Hutchens/Reportage by Getty, from: AARP The Magazine, September 15, 2010

Indulge Your Astronaut Fantasies

Zero-G offers 25 to 30 flights a year in 10 cities. The cost is $4,950, so it's often a bucket-list treat.

Some cheaper options? The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., has flight simulators, and the Johnson Space Center in Houston simulates life on the space station.

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