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Her fans would already say she's out of this world. And that certainly proved to be the
case as Kate Upton posed under zero gravity conditions for a one-off photoshoot for Sports
Illustrated's 50th edition. Clad in a tiny gold bikini, the model swung upside down and
all around as she was photographed in a Zero Gravity Plane at the Space Coast Regional
Airport at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Her blonde curls swung around her face as the
21-year-old model floated in space - in conditions perfected to allow astronauts to train for
their missions. Video showed Kate attempting to keep her curves inside her tiny swimsuit
as she twisted and turned, while assistants threw accessories her way. Water droplets
floated around her face as she smiled for the camera. With a hair stylist to keep her
locks under control, make-up artist, photographers, ideographers and editors all onboard, there
was a crowd watching as grinning Kate proved ever the professional. The shoot took place
on a specially modified Boeing-727, known as G-FORCE ONE, which performed a series of
17 parabolas -- 13 zero gravity and four replicating lunar gravity -- as Upton bounced and soared
through the plane for the cameras. The weightless experience was not simulated. ZERO-G is the
first and only FAA- approved provider of commercial weightless airline flights for the public.
'The ZERO-G experience was really exhilarating for everyone involved,' MJ Day, senior editor
of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, said. 'We have been almost everywhere in the
past 50 years with SI Swimsuit, but we have never done anything like this. 'It was certainly
the most out-of-the-box shoot. 'Once again, Kate surprised us all with how she handled
modeling in weightlessness.' While fan favourite Kate has covered the previous two editions
of the magazine, the editors obviously realised they needed a new direction this issue. But
while Chrissy Teigen, Nina Agdal and Lily Aldridge featured on the magazine's cover,
Kate still made an appearance - on the back. Posing in a tiny pink bikini, she showed just
why she has become so popular.