Suborbital FranLab!!!!!!!
Added 2021-07-14 21:49:28 +0000 UTCThe time has come for Fran to go Suborbital! I have gone deep into my savings to make my top bucket list dream a reality this year - a ride aboard the G-Force One - a modified Boeing 727 that creates weightlessness by flying parabolic arcs. I will be spending about 5 minutes in Zero Gravity and also getting to walk around and do experiments in Lunar and Martian gravity as well. It is by far the most costly thing I have ever undertaken, so I have set up this GoFundMe campaign to allow my viewers to ease the painful part of this amazing journey -
FranLab In ZERO-G: https://www.gofundme.com/f/suborbital-franlab
And I am going to share it all with you through some amazing videos on my YouTube Channel! Yes - the vast expense of this project includes professional camerawork with a trained flight video crew, so this adventure will be something that I hope we all can enjoy equally.
Comments
congrats on reaching full funding on the gofundme today, $12,000 raised
BiggieJohn
2021-08-23 18:05:03 +0000 UTCSince I can't do this myself (couldn't pass the medical!) I will make a donation and travel with you in spirit, and watch the videos. Take care and have lots of fun.
Sadiq Mohamed
2021-07-18 18:13:33 +0000 UTCYou need an assistant to join you. I have a volunteer...
2021-07-18 13:09:21 +0000 UTCA lot of people create a complex plan of what they want to film themselves doing on the flight. But once they're up there the plan get ignored. Happened to Physics Girl and Simone Yetch. I think it happens for a few reasons,. but mainly being too excited to do work. Hopefully the film crew you hired are provide by G-Force One and are good at zero G filming. Make sure you are mic'ed up good, as there can be a lot of noise from other people on the flight happening around you. Yelling Screaming etc..
Ben Wilson
2021-07-18 06:10:02 +0000 UTChttps://youtu.be/YJwAlBygMAA
2021-07-15 23:14:49 +0000 UTCfyi just saw this .... old tech that needs a taredown and explanation on how it works ....
2021-07-15 23:14:44 +0000 UTCGood luck Fran let's hope it does not fun into the vomit comet πl
2021-07-15 23:13:43 +0000 UTCI chipped in right away because this is awesome, but then I watched your video and your enthusiasm is absolutely infectious and I suspect it'll be the deciding factor in many people deciding to contribute!
Circuitmike
2021-07-15 17:50:58 +0000 UTCI saw your comment on YouTube about the MiG flight for $10K and it reminded me that I passed up a somewhat similar opportunity. In 2000 I lived in Pompano Beach, Florida, home to Pompano Beach Airpark. Not only is that home to one of the Goodyear blimps, but at the time there was also a company operating there that gave short (1 hour?) flights in a MiG for $700. You even got to log it as jet instruction time if you were a pilot, which I was at the time. I'm still kicking myself 21 years later for passing up that opportunity.
Circuitmike
2021-07-15 17:49:35 +0000 UTCWowzer!
Jeffrey R. Broido
2021-07-15 14:07:13 +0000 UTCAwesome!!!!!!
Mikeybg
2021-07-15 13:58:33 +0000 UTCIt has been one of my dreams too, enjoy the ride
2021-07-15 06:11:12 +0000 UTCDidn't even need to watch the video to convince me! Donation completed!
UpLateGeek
2021-07-15 05:36:32 +0000 UTCFran will slip the surly bonds of Earth....
James Baloun
2021-07-15 04:47:37 +0000 UTCOne giant leap for Fuzz-kind.
James Baloun
2021-07-15 04:11:45 +0000 UTCThat's one small step for a Fran,
James Baloun
2021-07-15 04:11:12 +0000 UTCHow long does it take to become accustomed to 1/3 ( mars ) or 1/6 ( moon ) gravity and be able to "walk" what ever "normal" becomes ? 1 parabola each of 20-30 seconds sounds kind of short.
Allen Lorenz
2021-07-15 03:28:40 +0000 UTCI'm very excited to be helpful in the small way I am able. And so glad to see others willing to pitch in
Michael F Barushok
2021-07-15 01:38:06 +0000 UTCSo did that insane 1.5M views on the UFO video help pay for this? :-) Anyway, what a cool adventure to be going on!
Philip Stephens
2021-07-15 01:15:39 +0000 UTCI won't throw up - but I will be sick with excitement...
Fran Blanche
2021-07-15 00:35:23 +0000 UTCNo - I am fully vaccinated, and one of the stipulations in the contract is that all participants have to pass a covid test to board.
Fran Blanche
2021-07-15 00:34:31 +0000 UTCWill you have to wear a mask? Serious question, because that would totally ruin the video and audience experience IMO.
EEVblog
2021-07-15 00:24:38 +0000 UTCOMG so jealous!
EEVblog
2021-07-15 00:18:56 +0000 UTCI didn't even know there was a civilian equivalent to the "Vomit Commit" KC-135 the USAF/NASA uses for weightless training. Chase and catch your dream! We'll follow along!
Matt Wietlispach
2021-07-14 23:52:19 +0000 UTCFran's going on the vomit comet !
adrian
2021-07-14 23:41:52 +0000 UTCDO IT!
William Alsing
2021-07-14 23:15:09 +0000 UTCLOVE IT!!! Donated!
2021-07-14 22:54:51 +0000 UTCFantastic! Well-deserved.
Mark Wilkes
2021-07-14 22:43:12 +0000 UTCThis is terrific! Heading over to gofundme right now...
Mark Sundstrom
2021-07-14 22:40:53 +0000 UTCI'm in :-)
Bill Kerr
2021-07-14 22:18:48 +0000 UTCWill you do the Virgin Galactic trip as well should the GoFundMe go astronomical? (If my estimation is correct 2000% should get you close to 250k)
Maarten Daalder
2021-07-14 22:07:24 +0000 UTCGo for it, Fran!
David Peaker
2021-07-14 22:03:30 +0000 UTC
