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Whenever I took trips on a plane as a kid, I always hoped I'd get to go on the plane with the space shuttle on top.

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The cupholders are especially important in zero (or negative!) G... nothing worse than fluids floating around the cabin, especially when you are seconds away from being back in positive Gs. ::safety::

They don't show up in this picture, but the flight test cupholders are form fitting to prevent drinks from floating about the cabin.

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Just out of curiosity, what is that plane for, or at least what was when that was taken?

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The picture's tab title says it's a test interior of a Boeing 787. Judging by Ian's comments, it's probably getting ready to do something similar to NASA's former KC-135s (and current model, a McDonnell Douglas C-9B), which carry the nickname of Weightless Wonder (or, as they're better known, Vomit Comet). AKA, zero-gravity (and high-gravity!) testing.