SwRI flyers first to evaluate pressure suits during simulated suborbital launches in centrifuge
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 16:32
in Astronomy & Space
Two researchers set to fly aboard suborbital spacecraft as a part of Southwest Research Institute's next-generation suborbital research program completed another milestone last week when they evaluated commercial spaceflight equipment during an intensive series of centrifuge runs that closely mimicked launches and re-entries aboard suborbital spacecraft.