UAE students can now win a chance to experience zero gravity

The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre or the MBRSC has launched a nationwide search for the lucky 20 students to travel to the United States and experience zero gravity for real.

The competition is open to all students studying in the UAE, aged 16 and above.

To aspirants, you’ll need to visit the MBRSC website and answer three questions:

Q1. Why you should be chosen?

Q2. What experiment you’d like to conduct in zero gravity?

and

Q3. What excites you the most about experiencing zero gravity?

The 20 lucky candidates will be sent on an all-expenses-paid trip to the US to experience a parabolic flight aboard a Boeing 727.

A parabolic flight will simulate zero gravity conditions through a series of maneuvers, letting you experience up to 22 seconds of pure weightlessness (simulated zero gravity)

It’s the same test used to prepare astronauts for several space missions, so we reckon you’ll need a strong stomach to handle the simulation.

The competition closes on Thursday, July 5, and the lucky winners will be chosen by the end of August 2018.