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Bid to win a ZERO-G weightless flight with James Cameron
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“I’ve done [Zero-G] before and it’s really an amazing experience. So, come along with us and we’ll go get weightless!” - James Cameron
Helping to raise funds for the X PRIZE Foundation, Avatar Producer/Director, James Cameron, will participate as the honored guest aboard an extraordinary ZERO-G Experience™ taking off from Van Nuys Airport (VNY) in Los Angeles, California on Saturday, October 9, 2010. Additional X PRIZE Board Members and special guests have purchased seats to participate in this special event. The auction for this once-in-a-lifetime adventure will begin Tuesday, August 31, 2010 and end Friday, September 10, 2010.
The weightless flight will take place aboard G-FORCE ONE, a specially modified, FAA-approved, Boeing 727-200 aircraft. The flight is identical to those used by NASA to train its astronauts. This unique journey offers guests the chance to fly like Superman and flip like an Olympic gymnast. It’s not simulated; ZERO-G replicates the same levels of gravity on Mars (1/3-gravity), the Moon (1/6-gravity), and zero gravity. Martha Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne and Stephen Hawking are just a few notable passengers who have flown with ZERO-G and proclaimed it to be one of the most thrilling experiences of their lives.
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This amazing opportunity includes:
• Pre-flight training to maximize your ZERO-G Flight Experience. This will include an orientation video, a chance for you to meet the group joining the flight, and a chance to ask questions and learn about the science behind ZERO-G.
• VIP lunch reception with lecture from James Cameron discussing Avatar, ZERO-G, and humanity’s future in space.
• Your very own ZERO-G flight suit with Avatar and XPRIZE patch. This is a one-of-a-kind custom ornamented flight suit that is yours to keep.
• 90-minute flight of approximately 15 parabolas including Lunar gravity (one sixth your weight), Martian gravity (one third your weight), and Zero gravity (weightlessness). You will experience approximately eight minutes of weightlessness.
• Personal in-flight photography and video of you floating with James Cameron.
• Post-flight photo with James Cameron and X PRIZE chairman Peter Diamandis.
• Special Avatar gift bag from Twentieth Century Fox.
• Tax deductable letter.*
* All funds over $5K are tax-deductable.
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“We have many high-profile individuals joining this flight including Jim Gianopulos, Chairman/CEO of Fox Films and Tim Ferriss, best-selling author of ‘The 4-Hour Workweek’,” said Peter H. Diamandis, Chairman & CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation. “All proceeds from this eBay auction will go to the X PRIZE Foundation to help design future prizes intended to drive radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity.”
About Zero-G
ZERO-G is the first and only FAA-approved provider of commercial weightless flights for the general public. The ZERO-G Experience™ launched in October 2004 and has since successfully flown more than 6,000 passengers aboard 250-plus flights. Headquartered in Vienna, Va., ZERO-G is co-founded by X PRIZE Chairman Peter Diamandis; veteran astronaut, Byron Lichtenberg, and NASA Engineer Ray Cronise. In 2008, ZERO-G was acquired by Space Adventures, Ltd., the first and only company to have launched privately-funded individuals to space.
For more information visit www.GoZeroG.com
About the X PRIZE Foundation
The X PRIZE Foundation is an educational nonprofit prize institute whose mission is to create radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. In 2004, the Foundation captured world headlines when Burt Rutan, backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, built and flew the world’s first private vehicle to space to win the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE. The Foundation has since launched the $10 million Archon X PRIZE for Genomics, the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE, and the $10 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE. The Foundation is creating and conducting competitions in four prize groups: Exploration (Space and Oceans), Life Sciences, Energy & Environment, and Education & Global Development. The Foundation is widely recognized as the leader in fostering innovation through competition.
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For more information visit www.xprize.org
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