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Reduced gravity simulation, 3 June 1965. NASA used devices like this Reduced Gravity Simulator to observe the effect of reduced gravity on movement.

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Lilienthal's glides after his fatal crash, 1896.
Otto Lilienthal, a German engineer (1848-1896) was a pioneer of aviation, making many test flights in gliders. He died in Berlin after a crash. During a test flight on the Gollenberg near Stölln, On August 9, 1896, his glider No. 11 was struck by a sudden gust of wind and he lost control. Lilienthal broke his back and died the next day.

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Otto Lilienthal flying one of his gliders, circa 1895.
Otto Lilienthal, a German engineer (1848-1896) was a pioneer of aviation, making many test flights in gliders. He died in Berlin after a crash. On August 9, 1896, his glider No. 11 was struck by a sudden gust of wind and he lost control. Lilienthal broke his back and died the next day.

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'Lola Montès' (Max Ophüls,1955).

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Reduced Gravity Walking Simulator, 1963.[NASA]

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circa 1945: Portrait of aquatic American actor and swimmer Esther Williams diving through the air in a one-piece swimsuit. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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American actress and former swimming champion Esther Williams diving through the air, c. 1945. (Photo: Hulton Archive)

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Ascensão do balão da Señorita Mercedes, em (26 e 27 de) Agosto de 1906, na Praça da Alegria, no Porto. A barquinha do balão, chamado ‘Granada’, foi substituída…