IPXN has invented a new sport to be played in the weightless environment provided by the parabolic flight of an aircraft. Partnered with the Zero Gravity Corporaiton, IPXN is bringing this new sport to the public very soon.
The football-like game will be set aboard a Boeing 727 operated by the Zero Gravity Corporation. Flown in a parabolic flight pattern, each dive of the aircraft at a 45 degree angle creates approximately 30 seconds of weightlessness, simulating motion as experienced by astronauts in space orbiting the Earth. This environment will allow for 30-seconds downs played in Zero Gravity. Each game will be 30 or more downs.
The rules of the game are still a secret. Contestants will not learn the game rules until they appear on the show. Over the course of first 13 episodes, the "Toronto Astronauts" and "Los Angeles Invaders" will each cut a player per episode until only seven remain on each team. One player will be awarded a cash prize as the Space Champions Most Valuable Player Award. Team players will be offered a two-year contract to play professionally in the Zero Gravity Sports League, consisting of an initially eight-team tournament for a million dollar cash prize and the Space Champions Cup. The contract salary per player will depend on official ranking achieved during the Space Champions show.
Another six teams, from North America, Europe and Asia, will be created this year, for three more 13-episode series. The specific cities chosen for the homes of these teams will largely be determined by viewer interest and owner's preference. Episodes will be available as video-on-demand on SpaceChannel.tv, which will begin taking advance subscriptions this spring.
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