The Wonder of Weightlessness

In which decade did de US scientists begin working on the secret programme?

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What was the name of the secret programme mentioned in the text?

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Which other country was engaged in a secret space programme at the same time as the USA?

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Which two countries currently offer zero-gravity flights?

• Canada and Ecuador

• Russia and Ecuador

• The USA and Canada

• France and Russia

What did US scientist simulate using a parabolic flight?

• the kinds of nausea astronauts might suffer

• the effects these flights have on animals

• the kind of weightlessness their astronauts would feel in space

• the time these flights take