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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ — Eight-year-old boys dream of being superheroes — flying high above the clouds with nothing to limit themselves but their imaginations. For young adventurer Danner Cronise, Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G ®), the first and only FAA-approved provider of commercial weightless flights, turned this dream into reality and enabled Danner to fly like Superman and enjoy 10-times more hang-time than the world’s best basketball player — all while making history as the youngest person ever to experience a weightless flight.Danner’s adventure truly was a family affair, as he was joined by his father Ray, and older sisters Erin (10) and Alex (12). A NASA engineer for more than 15 years and a co-founder of ZERO-G, Ray Cronise had a unique and personal reason for wanting to see his children enjoy weightlessness first hand. “It is awe inspiring to be able to take your kids on such a memorable experience. Being exposed to these kinds of adventures kindles curiosity and keeps them dreaming,” said Ray. Each of his three children had different reasons for loving their ZERO-G experience:

    -- Danner loved being tossed like a ball across the plane cabin and was
       fascinated to see how droplets of water hovered in the air before his
       eyes during zero gravity. On being the youngest person ever to
       experience a weightless flight, Danner said, "It makes me feel good and
       very lucky. The flight was so cool.  I was floating and flipping, just
       like the astronauts in space." He added, "I showed my friends pictures
       and they all want to go now too. Can I do it again next week?"

    -- Erin, an aspiring gymnast, said her favorite part was "being able to do
       a back flip without needing someone to spot me like in class; I felt
       like the best gymnast in the world! During one of the first weightless
       moments, I did a back handspring -- I was so excited!"

    -- Alex, the eldest of the three, loved every moment and was especially
       amused when her coach told her to release a handful of M&M's into the
       air so she could watch them float before her and chase them down like
       PacMan. When asked if she would do it again, Alex responded, "Of course
       I would! It's the most fun thing ever that I have ever done -- more fun
       than Disneyworld!"

Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, CEO and Co-Founder of ZERO-G said, "The most
important part about the Cronise's family adventure is that it underscores
what is at the core of the ZERO-G philosophy. We break the paradigm of this
incredible sensation of floating being reserved for fairy tales or second-hand
experiences and enable people to really fly and feel and see it first-hand.
There is no comparison for the experience that ZERO-G delivers -- it is pure
exhilaration from the moment you arrive, throughout the flight, and lives on
through many talks with others that have never been."

The experience offered by ZERO-G is the only commercial opportunity on Earth for individuals to experience true “weightlessness” without going to space. The ZERO-G Experience consists of a brief training session for passengers followed by a 90-minute flight aboard G-Force One. Each ZERO-G mission is designed for maximum fun. The aircraft’s interior is a zero gravity playroom, complete with padded floors and walls and video cameras to record the unforgettable moments. The flight includes 15 weightless experiences (parabolas) that last approximately 30 seconds each and range from low-gravity environments typical of the moon (1/6 G) and Mars (1/3 G) to complete weightlessness; ZERO-G delivers twice the amount of weightless time achieved in a typical sub-orbital flight into space. ZERO-G operates under the highest safety standards as set by the FAA (Part-121) with its partner Amerijet International of Ft. Lauderdale Florida. Aircraft operations take place under the same regulations set for large commercial passenger airliners. continue reading...