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.

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