Astronauts4Hire Becomes NSRC Sponsor

A4H PR – Tampa, Florida – Astronauts4Hire is pleased to announce that it has become a sponsor of the 2012 Next-generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC) to be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Resort in Palo Alto, California from February 27-29, 2012. The NSRC will bring together researchers from government, industry, and academia in the largest forum of its kind focused on the research and education capabilities of new suborbital vehicles.

“Astronauts4Hire grew out of NSRC-2010 and was a NSRC-2011 sponsor,” said Brian Shiro, President and CEO of Astronauts4Hire, “so it is fitting that we will once again support the suborbital research community by sponsoring the NSRC-2012. This will be a prime opportunity for A4H to demonstrate how far it’s come in its second year and where it’s going in the future.”

Several members and partners of Astronauts4Hire will attend the conference, giving presentations on a range of topics, including the following:

• Sunday, February 26 (19:30-21:00, Prefunction Area)
  Poster: “Measuring Ion Currents and Electric Fields Caused by Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Lightning in the Mesosphere” by Brian Shiro, et al. Abstract available at https://www.boulder.swri.edu/NSRC2012/Site1//PDF/Shiro-AIA.pdf
• Sunday, February 26 (19:30-21:00, Prefunction Area)
  Poster: “Peak Experience: Optimizing the Conditions of Inner Space for Outer Space” by Mindy Howard, et al. Abstract available at https://www.boulder.swri.edu/NSRC2012/Site1//PDF/Howard-FT.pdf
• Monday, February 27 (lunch break, Mykonos Meeting Room)
  Press Conference: Astronauts4Hire will make some exciting announcements.
• Monday, February 27 (15:15-15:30, Mediterranean B Ballroom)
  Presentation: “Biomedical Monitoring for Suborbital Scientist Astronauts” by Erik Seedhouse, et al. Abstract available at https://www.boulder.swri.edu/NSRC2012/Site1//PDF/Seedhouse-LS.pdf
• Tuesday, February 28 (09:00-09:30, Mediterranean B Ballroom)
  Presentation: “Polar Mesospheric Cloud Studies from Next-Generation Suborbital Vehicles” by Jason Reimuller, et al. Abstract available at https://www.boulder.swri.edu/NSRC2012/Site1//PDF/Reimuller-ATM.pdf
• Tuesday, February 28 (09:15-09:30, Mediterranean C Ballroom)
  Presentation: “Suborbital Spaceflight Training: Parabolic Flight Analog Environment” by Janna Kaplan, et al. Abstract available at https://www.boulder.swri.edu/NSRC2012/Site1//PDF/Kaplan-PSRP.pdf
• Tuesday, February 28 (09:45-10:00, Mediterranean C Ballroom)
  Presentation: “The Perfect Fit: Parabolic Flight Testing A Novel Biosensor Package” by Ravi Komatireddy, et al. Abstract available at https://www.boulder.swri.edu/NSRC2012/Site1//PDF/Komatireddy-LS.pdf
• Tuesday, February 28 (11:15-11:30, Mediterranean C Ballroom)
  Presentation: “Development of an Integrated Human Factors Research and Training Program in Canada” by Andrew Blaber and Stephen Braham. Abstract available at https://www.boulder.swri.edu/NSRC2012/Site1//PDF/Blaber-FT.pdf
• Tuesday, February 28 (11:45-12:00, Mediterranean C Ballroom)
  Presentation: “Fitness Assessment and Exercise Training for Suborbital Scientist Astronauts” by Erik Seedhouse, et al. Abstract available at https://www.boulder.swri.edu/NSRC2012/Site1//PDF/Seedhouse-FT.pdf
• Tuesday, February 28 (14:45-15:00, Mediterranean B Ballroom)
  Presentation: “Ukrainian Space Research on Commercial Suborbital Platforms – Opportunities for International Cooperation” by Sergiy Ponomarenko. Abstract available at https://www.boulder.swri.edu/NSRC2012/Site1//PDF/Ponomarenko-MPO.pdf
• Tuesday, February 28 (15:30-15:45, Mediterranean B Ballroom)
  Presentation: “Developing Astronauts4Hire: The First Two Years” by Brian Shiro and Jason Reimuller. Abstract available at https://www.boulder.swri.edu/NSRC2012/Site1//PDF/Shiro-MPO.pdf
• Wednesday, February 29 (11:15-11:30, Mediterranean B Ballroom)
  Presentation: “Training commercial astronauts for spaceflight: Space motion sickness, disorientation, and altered force environments” by Janna Kaplan, et al. Abstract available at https://www.boulder.swri.edu/NSRC2012/Site1//PDF/Kaplan-LS.pdf
• Wednesday, February 29 (14:35-14:43, Mediterranean Ballroom)
  Workshop on NASA Flight Opportunities Program: “Application of a Cost Effective Novel Platform for Non-Invasive Acquisition of Physiological Variables from Spaceflight Participant Candidates” by Ravi Komatireddy