SGF is comprised of influential leaders and thinkers from the worlds of space, sports, and entertainment.
We’re making history by taking sports to space–but not without your help!
Parabolic flights, the ISS, the Moon, Mars, and beyond! The possibilities are endless.
THE EQUAL SPACE CHALLENGE
Are you ready for Sports in Space?
We narrowed down hundreds of global submissions to the top “Sweet 16,” bringing us one step closer to launching the First Official Sport in Space.
Stay tuned as we gear up to announce our Semi-Finalists, who will be moving on to compete in the final round!
LATEST NEWS & UPDATES
Five Space Games from the Equal Space™ Challenge will proceed to the final round of judging by the Space Games Selection Council; the winner will be sanctioned to take flight…
What will the sports of the future look like? You tell us!
Have a ball (a SOCKETT Ball) is when you take to the skies with this game idea.
Brock Vereen’s “Gravity Ninjas” gets blue-skied on the whiteboard with Dr. Vlada Stamenkovic and Van Koo. Are you tough enough for the rough stuff, Game Description: Played in micro-gravity:…
Hear inventor and avid International Space Station-watcher Liam Kennedy’s views on Zero-G sports already in play—and his thoughts on what lies ahead.
Equal Space™ Challenge "Sweet 16" Selections The results of the 1st Equal Space™ Challenge are in—which of these 16 games will fly? Game Submissions
SGF mascot Nicky wings it as he checks out every inch of the concept craft at Space Tech Expo 2013. Will you be his co-pilot
SOCIAL COMMUNITY
Report: Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit is considering an unmanned orbital outpost that could become a larger manned space station https://t.co/FDOTsux4Vw
BepiColombo: Two satellites developed in Europe and Japan are on their way to Mercury https://t.co/KXFBFvekbd
ESO's Very Large Telescope shares supersharp Neptune image taken using a new adaptive optics mode called laser tomography https://t.co/7sIDgC7iz6 https://t.co/6al9TWUyNT
New research suggests bacteria could survive in briny chemicals that exist on Mars, Enceladus and Europa https://t.co/OYhU4xrwOP
Interstellar comet Oumuamua is being investigated for signs of extraterrestrial technology https://t.co/TuYdWo2XAa
LEARNING & FUN
How does a zero gravity plane work?
From a stabilized level-flight attitude at 20,000 feet, the aircraft increases attitude. During this phase, the weight is 1.8 times greater than normal weight for 24 seconds.
The crew then performs a maneuver called “injection”: the aircraft trajectory is piloted to follow a kind of parabola and the power thrust is reduced. The vertical load factor goes from 1.8g to zero gravity for about 22 seconds.
The first pilot adjusts the control stick tilt to maintain the vertical load factor at zero, while the second pilot maintains the roll angle at zero, and the mechanic adjusts the thrust of the engines to cancel the longitudinal load factor.
An exit phase at 1.8 g, symmetrical with the entry phase, is then performed on the descending part of the parabola to return the aircraft to a stabilized altitude level within about 20 seconds.
Parabolic flights are a gateway to weightlessness. They are dedicated to scientific experiments and to space equipment technological testing.
As explained by NASA.
Today’s sports need Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, nearly as much as jobs in science. Space Games Federation’s STEAM+ Program adds Sports, Space and Athletics to the current STEM curriculum taught across the country, preparing the next generation for not only terrestrial jobs, but also new careers in all aspects of Space. And with STEAM+ making learning more engaging and fun, Smart really is the new Cool.
What is an Astrolete?
Space Games Federation® also sees the birth of new professions, jobs and careers like the ASTROLETE®. A combination of “astronaut” and “athlete,” an Astrolete® is a person with the spirit of an athlete and the skills of an astronaut who uses both to compete in various games and sports in zero or microgravity. Everyone who is an astronaut is considered an Astrolete®, as is anyone who completes a training program created and sanctioned by SGF. Check it out for yourself.
Meet SGF’s Official Mascot, The Coolest Cat on Earth
#SpaceCat™ is a rather special kitty, not just any ol’ run-of-the-mill feline. He is an official “Medical Alert Cat” to Linda Rheinstein, founder of Space Games Federation®. #SpaceCat™ is of course, also the official mascot of the Space Games Federation®, complete with his own video channel.