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This device is a large rotating arm; you sit in a capsule mounted at the outer end of the arm. Once strapped in place an engineer starts the rotation. As the centrifuge picks up speed you will experience ever increasing g-forces – a feeling of increased weight similar to what you may experience on a rollercoaster or if you take a corner at high speed in a car, but much larger. This is simulating what you will feel both at the launch when the spacecraft is accelerating and also on re-entry when it is decelerating in the Earth’s atmosphere.
As the g-forces are slowly increased, you will be guided through tried and tested breathing techniques that will help your body cope with the increased stress. You will experience a sensation of blacking out as the g-forces restrict blood-flow in your body. With a little bit of practice you can learn to overcome this sensation so on the day of your flight you will not be surprised by the forces you encounter and your spaceflight experience will be enhanced.
The aircraft you will be flying in for your g- force and disorientation flight and your demonstration spaceflight are EA-300 LPs, they are custom built, high performance aircraft capable of the most spectacular of aerobatic maneuvers and with ex-Red Arrow pilots flying the planes you can be certain to experience them. Each plane contains multiple, built-in broadcast quality cameras so you can take your experience away with you to show to your friends and family.
We have unique training opportunities in these aircraft in that they can fly in close formation so you can observe another plane flying just outside your own and pulling the same trick as your own. The Blades are a leading aerobatic display team and you are about to join them. Each plane also has a smoke system so you can look back at your own trail and see where you have just been and compare that to how it felt. In these planes you take the front seat.
The aircraft are custom built to provide passengers with the best experience possible and of course the most realistic experience in terms of your spaceflight preparation. Pulling real g and watching the Earth whizz by is a wholly different experience to just being in the centrifuge and you will need to call on your anti-g straining technique both here and on your way to Space.
Every time you see a Hollywood blockbuster or big budget documentary in which people appear to be floating around in micro-gravity; there are no wires, they are on board a specially built aircraft flying a parabolic trajectory.
On this type of flight, the pilot climbs and then dives, repeatedly. On each climb the crew – including you – is subject to 2g, by this stage of your preparation 2g is nothing. Then you will hear a short countdown followed by the word “insertion”. Insertion means the pilot has entered the diving phase and the plane is essentially in free-fall, and so everything inside the cabin is also in free-fall, yes you too.
During the dive, you are in micro-gravity conditions; you are weightless inside the cabin of the plane and you can float, somersault, walk up the wall and even along the roof. This sensation is a lot of fun but is also a serious training exercise. When you are in space you will be weightless and once there, I’m sure you will want to enjoy that time and move around inside the spaceship cabin. There are certain ways of moving safely in weightless conditions and you will learn them all on your parabolic flight, perhaps most importantly how to get back in your seat and put your seatbelt on before re-entry.
The parabolic flight makes up an important part of professional astronaut training and is your giant step towards becoming one of the world’s first private astronauts.
“You can’t get closer to Space than being in this plane.” Philippe Willekens – Head of esa student parabolic flight campaign.
Worldview Spaceflight is working with authorities in Europe to develop commercial spaceport operations. We expect Europe to be ready for its first manned space flights in a few years. If you can’t wait we act as a travel agent for a number of US based operators who will be flying to space very soon.
You will launch and land at the same spaceport and when you return having been into space, the place you left only a few hours ago will somehow seem different, possibly smaller, perhaps even brighter but certainly more precious. No-one has been to space before you and been able to find the words to describe the feeling of flying above the Earth and looking back down at humanity’s cradle, they have all simply said, “I wish everyone could experience this”. Now thanks to Worldview Spaceflight, you can.
Worldview Spaceflight are working with Spaceport Sweden to offer the Aurora Space Tour package. This week long package will see you arrive on location in Sweden, take part in astronaut training and to experience the North's other many exciting pursuits with your friends and family.
Staying at the ice hotel is an experience in itself. This beautifully sculpted ice palace is re-built every year by a dedicated team of architects and is one of the most desired and exclusive locations in the world.
After taking in the beauty down on the ground, you will now be taken up and above the atmosphere where the view of the Earth is one that will take your breath away. The North of Sweden is one of the world's premier locations for viewing The Aurora Borealis and because of this the space industry is already entrenched in the town of Kiruna to study this phenomenon. Using sophisticated techniques to predict aurora and timing our flights to coincide will result in a view of the world rarely seen by human eyes.
Though the technology is brand new, Kiruna has a rich history of space operations going back over 30 years. You will benefit from this knowledge and experience as the first people ever to be launched into space from Europe.
Your Spacecraft will take off from Kiruna and powered by its rocket engines will accelerate you into the sky and into space. Watch in wonder as blue sky turns to black and you see all of the billions of stars that up to now you had only been told existed. Feel the freedom of zero-gravity as you float through space, but don’t forget to visit the window and take in the view. Only your eyes can truly appreciate the beauty and spectacle of seeing the Earth from Space.
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