Paralympics Host and AstroAccess Ambassador Sophie Morgan Completes Zero-Gravity Mission

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Left: Sophie Morgan, a white woman with long blonde hair, smiling in her headshot. Right: Sophie Morgan poses in her wheelchair on the tarmac in front of aircraft labeled “Air Zero G” in Mérignac, France.

August 27, 2024; MÉRIGNAC, FRANCE – Sophie Morgan, a British television host, passionate disability advocate, and now AstroAccess Ambassador, successfully completed a zero-gravity parabolic flight with European company Novespace on March 15 from France. Morgan’s mission represents a leap forward in the global pursuit of inclusivity and exploration as she became the first AstroAccess Ambassador to fly in Europe. An … Read More

AstroAccess Ambassadors Advance Disability Access Aboard Two Zero-Gravity Missions

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2 images of 3 AstroAccess Ambassadors in flights. Caitlin holds an award certificate and Deena is holding a white cane. From left to right: AstroAccess Ambassadors Larry Guterman, Brenda Williamson, and in the second image Ambassador Kyle Horn. Larry and Brenda are standing in front of a Zero G plane and Kyle is in zero gravity plane.
From left to right: AstroAccess Ambassadors Larry Guterman, Brenda Williamson, and Kyle Horn. Image Credit: Blaga Ditrow / Zero Gravity Corporation / Aurelia (left) / MIT Space Exploration Initiative (right).

PORTSMOUTH, NC, May 24, 2024 – AstroAccess is proud to announce that its Ambassadors have completed two zero-gravity research missions. The first flight occurred on May 14 through the Zero Gravity Corporation (Zero-G) and featured AstroAccess Ambassador Kyle Horn, a Ph.D. candidate in MIT AeroAstro’s Human Systems Lab. Horn flew as a student in the MIT Space Exploration Initiative’s research … Read More

NASA Awards Space Tech Catalyst Prize to SciAccess for Advancing Accessibility in Space Technology

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An image of four people smiling in front of a NASA Goddard backdrop. From left to right: Jenn Gustetic, Anna Voelker, Caitlin O'Brien, and Denna Lambert. Caitlin holds an award certificate and Deena is holding a white cane.
SciAccess, Inc. accepts the NASA Space Tech Catalyst Prize at the award ceremony in Greenbelt, Maryland. From left to right: Jenn Gustetic, Director of Early Stage Innovations and Partnerships at NASA; Anna Voelker, Executive Director of SciAccess, Inc.; Caitlin O’Brien, Assistant Director of SciAccess, Inc.; Denna Lambert, Inclusive Innovation Lead at NASA's Early Stage Innovations & Partnerships. Image credit: NASA

GREENBELT, MD, May 8, 2024 – On April 17th, NASA recognized SciAccess, Inc. as one of the inaugural winners of the prestigious NASA Space Tech Catalyst Prize at an award ceremony at the Goddard Space Flight Center. SciAccess, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing disability inclusion and equity in STEM, has been recognized by NASA for the organization’s outstanding … Read More

AstroAccess Successfully Completes First Weightless Research Flight with International Disabled Crew

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Three ambassadors float in zero-gravity to investigate accessibility techniques for future space vehicles and space stations
Denna Lambert [L], Victoria Garcia [C], Dr. K Renee Horton [R], float in zero-gravity to investigate accessibility techniques for future space vehicles and space stations onboard AstroAccess’ disabled research parabolic flight conducted on December 15, 2022 at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. Credit: Zero G Photographer Tasha Dixon.

AstroAccess Successfully Completes First Weightless Research Flight with International Disabled Crew

AstroAccess Collaborates with Aurelia Institute and MIT Space Exploration Initiative to Advance Disability Access to Space

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AstroAccess Collaborates with Aurelia Institute and MIT Space Exploration Initiative to Advance Disability Access to Space

AstroAccess Ambassadors complete two new Zero-G flights, Applications for November 2022 flight closing on June 17! PORTSMOUTH, NH, June 8, 2022 – Mission: AstroAccess is proud to announce a new partnership with the Aurelia Institute, an innovative non-profit dedicated to building humanity’s future in space. On May 22, 2022, Aurelia conducted the Horizon 2022 Zero Gravity flight. Aurelia worked with our … Read More

AstroAccess Reveals Crew of 12 Disability Ambassadors for Historic ZERO-G Parabolic Flight

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Zero G airplane sitting on the ground

12 ambassadors selected to participate on weightless parabolic flight on October 17  Ambassadors with mobility, vision, and hearing disabilities will test the design for accessibility in zero-gravity and high gravity environments Coinciding with World Space Week, the crew announced today will seek to advance disability inclusion in space LONG BEACH, CA, October 6, 2021 – AstroAccess, a mission dedicated to advancing … Read More