(TELEGRAPH) — It was, Dave Mackay assured me, one of the most stunning experiences of his life.
And from the man who recently ignited the rockets on a spaceship as chief test pilot for Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic project, that was an impressive recommendation.
And so taking his advice, here I was on the tarmac at Newark airport in New Jersey, USA, kitted out in my blue flight suit with another 25 passengers, about to embark on a zero gravity journey aboard a Boeing 727 plunging and soaring in 12,000ft arcs over the North Atlantic.
Nine of my fellow fliers were Virgin Galactic space tourists preparing for their future $200,000 forays into sub-orbit by finding their weightlessness legs in advance, so that they will know what to expect when they experience zero gravity on that trip.
