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Zero Gravity Corporation and Sharper Image to Sell Weightless Flights to the Public
Sharper Image Adds Weightless Flights to Its List of Unique and Innovative Offerings
| Quelle: Zero Gravity Corporation
LAS VEGAS, NV -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 28, 2007 -- Zero
Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G®), the first and only FAA-approved
provider of commercial weightless
flights, announced today that the Sharper Image Corporation (NASDAQ : SHRP )
will exclusively market and sell seats on ZERO-G's public flights. The
experience offered by ZERO-G is the
only commercial opportunity on Earth for individuals to experience true
"weightlessness" without going to space.
Reservations for seats on the
ZERO-G Experience™ will be made available through Sharper Image's
187 specialty-retail stores, their monthly catalog and www.sharperimage.com
beginning May 15. The agreement calls for Sharper Image to make a
significant seat guarantee for the first year and a sizeable marketing
commitment through their catalog, online, and in-store displays. ZERO-G
also will be featured on the cover of Sharper Image's Father's Day catalog.
Regular ZERO-G flights depart from Las Vegas and the Kennedy Space Center
in Florida. For the current flight schedule, more information or to book a
seat, visit www.GoZeroG.com or call
1-800-937-6480.
"Sharper Image is the highest quality retail name for cutting-edge
products, and we believe its brand and customer base is a great match with
the ZERO-G audience," said Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, CEO and Co-Founder of
ZERO-G. "The general public now has convenient access to an incredible
adventure that was previously only available to a select few. Sharper
Image will help provide our exclusive zero-gravity experience to anyone who
ever wanted to fly like superman or float like a butterfly."
Jerry Levin, Chairman and CEO of Sharper Image, said, "I recently went
weightless with ZERO-G; it was truly an amazing experience and I am eager
for our customers to have access to it. We look forward to sharing the
opportunity with thousands of people. It is exactly the type of product
that our customers have come to know as part of the unique, Sharper Image
brand."
The ZERO-G Experience is the identical weightless flight encounter used by
NASA to train its astronauts and used
by Ron Howard and Tom Hanks to film "Apollo 13." Weightless flight is an
experience that few have tried, but those who have call it amazing and
life-changing. Martha Stewart, Billy Bush, Burt Rutan, Miles O'Brien, and
cast members of "The Apprentice" and "The Biggest Loser" are just a few
notable passengers who've flown with ZERO-G and proclaimed it to be one of
the most thrilling experiences of their lives. Numerous astronauts
including Buzz Aldrin and Anousheh Ansari also have enjoyed ZERO-G voyages.
ZERO-G has played a major role in several blockbuster hits including
"Matrix 2" and "Matrix 3."
Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Las Vegas, ZERO-G is led by a
world-class team of veteran astronauts and experienced business leaders.
The company was co-founded by Dr. Diamandis and veteran astronaut, Dr.
Byron K. Lichtenberg. The duo spent more than a decade working to bring
the marvel of weightless flight to the public. Since launching the ZERO-G
Experience to the general public in September 2004, the company has
conducted about 100 weightless flights and flown more than 2,500
passengers, including celebrities and media personalities, corporate
charters, science and math teachers, and individuals age 12 to 85.
The ZERO-G Experience consists of a brief training session for passengers
followed by a 90-minute flight aboard G-Force One, during which parabolic
maneuvers are performed. The controlled ascent and descent of the plane
allows flyers to experience Martian gravity (1/3-gravity), Lunar gravity
(1/6-gravity), and zero gravity. The ZERO-G Experience provides its flyers
with twice the amount of weightless time achieved in a typical sub-orbital
flight into space. ZERO-G operates under the highest safety standards as
set by the FAA (Part-121) with its partner Amerijet International of Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida. Aircraft operations take place under the same
regulations set for large commercial passenger airliners.
About ZERO-G
Zero Gravity Corporation (www.GoZeroG.com) is a privately held space entertainment and tourism company
whose mission is to make the excitement and adventure of space accessible
to the public. ZERO-G is based in Las Vegas and Florida and is the first
and only FAA-approved provider of weightless flight to the general public,
as well as the entertainment and film industries; corporate and incentive
market; non-profit research and education sectors; and government. For
more information about ZERO-G, please visit http://www.GoZeroG.com or call
1-800-937-6480.
About Sharper Image
The Sharper Image is a specialty retailer that is nationally and
internationally renowned as a leading source of new, innovative,
high-quality products that make life better and more enjoyable. The
Company's principal selling channels include 187 Sharper Image specialty
stores throughout the United States; the award-winning Sharper Image
monthly catalog; and its primary Web site, www.sharperimage.com. The
Company also has business-to-business sales teams for marketing its
exclusive and proprietary products for corporate incentive and reward
programs and wholesale to selected U.S. and international retailers.