Space This Amusement Park
Xploration Outer Space · Season 2 · Episode 4
What do space and Amusement parks have in common? Join Emily Calandrelli and astronaut Jon McBride as they discover how amusement park rides can be just like space travel. Weightlessness, high G’s, and disorientation are all a part of the human experience in space. Jon provides his first hand account of how these rides can give us a glimpse of what its like beyond our home planet.
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Season
2
Episode
4
Air Date
03/Oct/2015
Air Time
—
Runtime
20 min
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What do space and Amusement parks have in common? Join Emily Calandrelli and astronaut Jon McBride as they discover how amusement park rides can be just like space travel. Weightlessness, high G’s, and disorientation are all a part of the human experience in space. Jon provides his first hand account of how these rides can give us a glimpse of what its like beyond our home planet.
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