Sharper Image Adds Weightless Flights to Its List of Unique and Innovative Offerings
Zero
Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G®), the first and only FAA-approved
provider of commercial
weightless
flights, announced today that the Sharper Image Corporation (NASDAQ: SHRP)
will exclusively market and sell seats on ZERO-G's public flights. The
experience offered by
ZERO-G is the
only commercial opportunity on Earth for individuals to experience true
"weightlessness" without going to space.
Reservations for seats on the
ZERO-G Experience(TM) will be made available through Sharper Image's
187 specialty-retail stores, their monthly catalog and www.sharperimage.com
beginning May 15. The agreement calls for Sharper Image to make a
significant seat guarantee for the first year and a sizeable marketing
commitment through their catalog, online, and in-store displays. ZERO-G
also will be featured on the cover of Sharper Image's Father's Day catalog.
Regular ZERO-G flights depart from Las Vegas and the Kennedy Space Center
in Florida. For the current flight schedule, more information or to book a
seat, visit www.GoZeroG.com or call
1-800-937-6480.
"Sharper Image is the highest quality retail name for cutting-edge
products, and we believe its brand and customer base is a great match with
the ZERO-G audience," said Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, CEO and Co-Founder of
ZERO-G. "The general public now has convenient access to an incredible
adventure that was previously only available to a select few. Sharper
Image will help provide our exclusive zero-gravity experience to anyone who
ever wanted to fly like superman or float like a butterfly."
Jerry Levin, Chairman and CEO of Sharper Image, said, "I recently went
weightless with ZERO-G; it was truly an amazing experience and I am eager
for our customers to have access to it. We look forward to sharing the
opportunity with thousands of people. It is exactly the type of product
that our customers have come to know as part of the unique, Sharper Image
brand."
The ZERO-G Experience is the identical weightless flight encounter used by
NASA to train its astronauts and used
by Ron Howard and Tom Hanks to film "Apollo 13." Weightless flight is an
experience that few have tried, but those who have call it amazing and
life-changing.
