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2017

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Creating An Experimental Learning And Research Driven Spacesuit Lab For Erau, Ryan L. Kobrick, Erik Seedhouse Sep 2017

Creating An Experimental Learning And Research Driven Spacesuit Lab For Erau, Ryan L. Kobrick, Erik Seedhouse

Ryan L. Kobrick

This paper evaluates key functional data parameters that must be considered for suborbital spaceflight participants wearing pressurized suits for intravehicular activity (IVA). Data parameters of an analog spacesuit worn in an analog flight environment were obtained from 40 civilian participants using the Suborbital Space Flight Simulator (SSFS) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) while donning Final Frontier Design’s (FFD) fully pressurized third-generation spacesuit as part of their training for Project PoSSUM (the Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere Project). The physiological data collected included: blood pressure, electrocardiograms, heart rate, grip strength, and skin temperature. These parameters were measured using a …

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Integrating Spaceshiptwo Into The National Airspace System, Erik Seedhouse, Pedro Llanos Aug 2017

Integrating Spaceshiptwo Into The National Airspace System, Erik Seedhouse, Pedro Llanos

Pedro J. Llanos (www.AstronauticsLlanos.com)

The increasing number of commercial suborbital space flights over the next decade may lead to the development of commercial suborbital transportation. This may lead to risks to civil aviation and the hazards that may arise from the interaction of suborbital spacecraft with controlled air space. To do this the National Airspace System will need to accommodate a growing number of suborbital spacecraft. An example of one of the suborbital vehicles being developed is Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo. This paper analyzes the performance of SpaceShipTwo using simulated nominal flight research data conducted at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Suborbital Spaceflight Simulator.

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