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source: nbc11.com

San Francisco Mayor & Fiancé Take Weightless Trip

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and his fiancé took a ride into outer space this weekend. The city's first couple were guests on a zero gravity flight stationed at NASA's Moffet Federal Airfield over the weekend. During the weightless trip Newsom and his fiancé, Jennifer Siebel danced in the air, flew like Superman and did flips in the air. The weightless experience is being offered by ZERO-G, the only commercial opportunity on Earth for individuals to enjoy true "weightlessness" without going into space. The flight is the identical weightless flight experience used by NASA to train its astronauts. It was also used by actors Ron Howard and Tom Hanks to film the movie "Apollo-13." ZERO-G offers regular flights for the general public from Las Vegas, Florida and now Moffett Field at a cost of $3,500. The next public flight from Moffett Field will take place July 12, 2008. Professor Stephen Hawking, Martha Stewart, Joey Fatone, Billy Bush, Burt Rutan, Miles O’Brien are just a few notable passengers who’ve flown with ZERO-G. The cost of the ticket includes training led by a professional astronaut, a flight of 15 parabolas, flight suit, complimentary merchandise, awards, a post-event party, photos and a DVD of the flight. Numerous astronauts including Buzz Aldrin and Anousheh Ansari also have enjoyed ZERO-G voyages.