Art Day: Sky Masters - Vomit Comet Adventure 0

[Brian Peck]

When I was growing up I loved anything with the NASA Space Program. When they the astronauts trained for missions in space one of the ways was to ride in the "Vomit Comet". Which was able to duplicate weightless environment or zero-g. Mercury astronauts originally used C-131 Samaritan aircraft. Later a Twin KC-135 Stratotankers were used until 2004. From 2005 NASA replaced the aircraft with a McDonnell Douglas C-9B Skytrain II (N932NA) until 2014 when NASA canceled the Reduced Gravity Research Program and ceased operations. NASA currently uses Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G) and flies Boeing 727-200. As a kid I always dreamed of going into space and training on the "Vomit Comet", fast forward and for my 50th birthday I was able to fly ZERO-G. I got to experience weightlessness zero-g, along with 1/6 (Mars) and 1/3 (Lunar) gravity. It was one of the most amazing experiences.

The newspaper strip Sky Masters featured Major Sky Masters and Mayday flying in the "Vomit Comet" which ran a week in March 3/23-3/27 of 1959. Last year I picked up one strip from the sequence, then early this year another one. I Just got the 3rd strip, all three I have are consecutive. Now I just need to find 3/23 and 3/24, contact me if anyone knows where the other two original are. Thanks.

Larger scan in my CAF Galllery - Vomit Comet Adventure

https://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=195604

 

3/25/59 - Bought earlier this year.

 

3/26/59 - Just got this one. Great Kirby faces in last panel.

 

 

3/27/59 - From last year my first one from the sequence.

Edited March 22, 2019 by Brian Peck

[KirbyJack]