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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RauriM" data-source="post: 3015524" data-attributes="member: 138837">It was a plane, not a spaceship.  As I understand it, they get to a suitable height and then nose-dive until the plane is traveling the same speed as a falling person.  Effectively it's free-fall without the parachute, but as you're in an enclosed environment you behave as if in zero-G.I heard part of the interview afterwards (on the radio).  He obviously enjoyed it as he finished off with the quote "Space - here I come!" As far as I'm concerned.... Good luck to him.</blockquote>