Keith’s note: 1.7 million views so far. I have ridden a full acceleration simulation of SpaceShipOne’s flight in the NASTAR Centrifuge. Rest assured – this has got to be quite […]
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NASTAR Suborbital Astronaut Training Profiled in Newsweek
The Next Space Race, Newsweek “To get a peek at how commercial space will prepare its people, I signed up for private astronaut training, a three-day NASTAR certificate course for […]
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NASTAR Passes FAA Safety Audit
NASTAR Center Completes First FAA Safety Approval Audit – Space Training Simulator Centrifuge “Representatives from FAA AST, Washington, DC, conducted the audit. The audit consisted of a review of conformance […]
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Strapping On A Centrifuge: Suborbital Scientist-Astronaut Training
Last week I had a rather remarkable experience: I flew into space in Pennsylvania. Well, almost.
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Videos: Flying Simulated Suborbital Flights at NASTAR
Video: Cockpit screen view: NASTAR SpaceShip Two Centrifuge Simulation of 100% Acceleration Profile This video is from a 11 May 2011 centrifuge run at the NASTAR center with SwRI scientist […]
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Video: NASTAR Suborbital Scientist Astronaut Training: Full Acceleration Flight Profile Centrifuge Runs
NASTAR Suborbital Scientist Astronaut Training: Full Acceleration Flight Profile Centrifuge Runs (archived video) Keith’s note: My three centrifuge runs – Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two flight profiles – one at 50% […]
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Going Suborbital at NASTAR
Space science: Along for the ride, Nature “Three days after Discovery ‘s launch … two planetary scientists are talking with a group of fellow researchers about what should come next. […]
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Learning How To Fly Crews on an Atlas V
NASTAR Center and Special Aerospace Services Commence Research Study on Emergency Detection and Human Response of Atlas V Profile “The NASTAR(R) Center, the premier commercial space training and research center […]
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NASTAR Center Enhances Suborbital Expertise
NASTAR Center Appoints Former NASA Science Mission Directorate Associate Administrator as Advisor for Space and Research “Environmental Tectonics Corporation’s The National AeroSpace Training and Research (NASTAR(R)) Center announced today that […]
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NASTAR Center Gets FAA Certs To Train Space Crews
NASTAR Center Awarded First FAA Safety Approval from Office of Commercial Space Transportation “Environmental Tectonics Corporation’s NASTAR Center announced today that it is the first entity to receive a Safety […]