Strapping Down the Experiment
Team leader Sam Avery and ground support team members Greta Sharoyan and Jose Garcia secure the experiment on board G-Force One.
Victor Floats
UCSD team member Victor Hong floats upside down during his flight on April 10, 2014.
Astronaut Selfie
NASA astronaut Nicole Stott snaps a selfie with UCSD students (from back to front) Henry Lu, Andrew Beeler and Victor Hong on April 10, 2014.
Zero-G Experiment
Sam Avery, Semaan Farah and Joshua Siu get ready to test their experiment on April 11, 2014.
Lighting Fires
The students attempted to steady themselves after weightlessness kicked in so that they could ignite tiny droplets of butanol and E85 in their experiment.
UCSD Team
From left to right: Jessica Tramaglina, a NASA flight controller for the International Space Station and the UCSD team's mentor; Semaan Farah of UCSD; Space.com's Megan Gannon; and Sam Avery and Joshua Siu, both of UCSD.
Smiles on G-Force One
Jessica Tramaglina, a NASA flight controller for the International Space Station, and Space.com's Megan Gannon.
Group Shot
The April 11th fliers pose for a photo.
NASA's Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program
Frank Prochaska, program manager of NASA's Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program
The UCSD students on April 11, 2014.
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