Cora Thiel was the first female gravity-free flight instructor at Air Zero G, making her the first in Europe too.

Cora Thiel began working with Novespace as a researcher in 2006 and became an instructor in 2015. A doctor of biology, she is also a research associate in space life sciences at the University of Zurich in Switzerland.

Cora manages a multitude of scientific research projects on board various microgravity platforms, including the international space station, exploration rockets and, of course, parabolic flights.