The Petri Program offers a practical experience and training with the European Space Agency and its partners that complements and enhances university students’academic journey. The programme offers multiple platforms for teams to conduct their engineering or scientific experiment. SpaceHopper is conducting a Parabolic Flight Testing Campaign with the help of Petri.
Parabolic flights, also known as "zero-gravity flights," are thrilling experiences that let you float like an astronaut. These flights create moments of weightlessness by using special planes to perform roller-coaster-like maneuvers. As the plane goes over the top of the curve, everything inside becomes weightless for about 20-30 seconds. It's like being in space for a short time.
The parabolic flight is conducted with a Airbus A310 and is operated by Novespace.
In collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Novespace, SpaceHopper has successfully conducted a parabolic flight campaign in Bordeaux, France. During this campaign, SpaceHopper demonstrated its remarkable ability to reorient itself using only its legs and showcased its impressive jumping capabilities in a zero-gravity environment.
