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.

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.

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 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