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World’s first weightless wedding

A couple proved they were head over heels in love by getting married in zero gravity. Noah Fulmore and Erin Finnegan span around as they became the first couple to tie the knot while weightless. They were married on a special flight that simulates the zero gravity experienced by astronauts on space walks. Advertisements The […]

Jun 23, 2009 | By Anakin

A couple proved they were head over heels in love by getting married in zero gravity.

Noah Fulmore and Erin Finnegan span around as they became the first couple to tie the knot while weightless.

They were married on a special flight that simulates the zero gravity experienced by astronauts on space walks.

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The couple paid more than £10,000 to have their wedding in a converted Boeing 727 jet that undertakes roller coaster style dives.



The couple, both science fiction fans, came up with the idea after deciding they didn’t want a conventional wedding.

To recreate the weightless experience without going into space, the plane executed parabolic flight maneuvers, climbing sharply and descending several times during the one-hour flight.

Inside the 90-foot-long (27-meter) padded “floating zone,” the ceremony was accomplished with a lot of bumping and fumbling, as bride and groom, guests and witnesses alike tried to coordinate their movements in a microgravity environment.

“It was weirder than I expected. … I’ve been to a lot of boring weddings, so I wanted to do something different,” said Finnegan

Source and photos: Reuters


 
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