Fig. 2: Description of the parabolic flight.
From: Effect of microgravity on the feasibility and accuracy of dental procedures
a Each flight included 30 parabolic manoeuvres, grouped in sets of five parabolas, with each set followed by a 5- or 8-min interval of steady flight. b Each parabola consisted of two 20-s intervals of hypergravity with a 22-s interval of microgravity (indicated by the light blue area) in between. Between parabolas, there was a 100-s interval of steady flight. Dental procedures were conducted during the microgravity phase and timed 22-s intervals during the steady flight (indicated by the green area) (Photo: Reproduced with permission from ©Novespace and ©ESA, with modifications).
