NRC Report: Revitalizing NASA’s Suborbital Program: Advancing Science, Driving Innovation, and Developing Workforce “The Space Studies Board (SSB) was requested by NASA to conduct a review of the suborbital mission […]
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Video: First Suborbital Scientist Class Trains at NASTAR Center
The NASTAR Suborbital Scientist Training Program provides space flight physiology training for prospective ‘Suborbital Scientist-Astronauts’ interested in understanding how to take advantage of emerging low-cost, frequent suborbital ‘human-in-the-loop’ experiments and […]
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Video: Storming the Suborbital Frontier
“Scientists Alan Stern and Dan Durda describe the coming era of suborbital spaceflight and how it will open up great possibilities for researchers, educators, and the public beginning later this […]
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Suborbital Researchers Conference Was A Hit
Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference a hit, 2011 follow up conference planned, SwRI “When we conceived the idea for NSRC last summer, many people were skeptical that such a meeting would […]
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Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference
Keith’s note: I am at the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference in Boulder. My plan is to stream several portions of today’s event live via USTREAMTV. First, between 8:30 and 10:00 […]
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Lori Garver's FAA Speech On Space Commerce
Remarks by NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver 13th Annual FAA AST Space Transportation Conference “NASA will soon be spending more than a billion dollars per year to back-up our part […]
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DFRC's New Role in Commercial Space
Keith’s note: According to Lori Garver’s comments at today’s FAA commerical space meeting, NASA DFRC will now take the lead on flightworthiness evaluations for suborbital vehicles that will fly NASA […]
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Videos: Flying SpaceShipTwo in a Centrifuge
Keith’s note: Alan Stern, Dan Durda [two videos] and ten other scientist took two rides in a centrifuge located at The NASTAR Center as part of a suborbital scientist training […]
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Non-NASA Astronaut Training
First Class of Suborbital Scientist-Astronauts Successfully Complete NASTAR Training Program “For this diverse group of scientists to invest their own time and money for astronaut training is a true testament […]
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Deadline for Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference Early Registration
List of Speakers Announced for the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference in February, Commercial Spaceflight Federation NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver Announced as Keynote Speaker for the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference […]