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CNES Launches Microgravity Research Campaign in Bordeaux

CNES has launched a microgravity research campaign in Bordeaux, enabling international scientists to conduct weightlessness experiments during parabolic flights aboard a specially equipped Airbus.


Amina Cissé
Amina Cissé
October 11, 2026  ·  1 min read
B-Empire Magazine
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This week in Bordeaux, the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) launched a microgravity research campaign, offering scientists worldwide the opportunity to conduct experiments in weightlessness.

These experiments take place during parabolic flights aboard a specially equipped Airbus, allowing simulation of near-weightless conditions without sending equipment into space, reported France 24.

Reporters James André and Sylvain Rousseau accompanied the scientists onboard to cover this initiative that facilitates microgravity research.

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