Fun in Zero-G: Weightless Photos from Earth and Space

By Tariq Malik
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The Bachelor Goes Zero G

ABC

ABC's "The Bachelor" took a weightless ride with Zero Gravity Corporation in Monday's episode.

George Takei Zero Gravity Flight

Al Powers

In celebration of "Star Trek's" 50th anniversary, George Takei — who played the original "Star Trek" crewmember Hikaru Sulu — took a Zero-G flight on Aug. 17. Takei was joined by "Star Trek" fans, his husband, Brad Altman, and Rod Roddenberry, CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment and the son of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry.

Space.com's Tariq Malik in Weightlessness

Robert Markowitz - NASA - JSC

Space.com managing editor Tariq Malik floats in weightlessness while shadowing the UC San Diego University Microgravity Team on a reduced gravity flight arranged by NASA.

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Tariq Malik
Tariq Malik
Editor-in-Chief

Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and joined the team in 2001, first as an intern and staff writer, and later as an editor. He covers human spaceflight, exploration and space science, as well as skywatching and entertainment. He became Space.com's Managing Editor in 2009 and Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. In October 2022, Tariq received the Harry Kolcum Award for excellence in space reporting from the National Space Club Florida Committee. He is also an Eagle Scout (yes, he has the Space Exploration merit badge) and went to Space Camp four times as a kid and a fifth time as an adult. He has journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University. You can find Tariq at Space.com and as the co-host to the This Week In Space podcast with space historian Rod Pyle on the TWiT network. To see his latest project, you can follow Tariq on Twitter @tariqjmalik.