By PIERCE SINGGIH | psinggih@scng.com | Press-Telegram PUBLISHED: October 18, 2021 at 4:53 p.m. | UPDATED: October 18, 2021 at 6:01 p.m. Space travel took a step toward accessibility Sunday, Oct. 17, after a parabolic flight allowed 12 people with mobility, vision and hearing disabilities to experience zero gravity in Long Beach, a growing hub for the aerospace industry. As more billionaires and actors fly toward the stars … Read More

AstroAccess has selected 12 ambassadors to fly on a parabolic, weightless flight. 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. AstroAcccess, a mission dedicated to advancing disability inclusion in space exploration, today … Read More

By Chelsea Gohd published October 19, 2021 “What we did yesterday was absolutely historic,” George Whitesides said. LONG BEACH, Calif. — A crew of 12 “disability ambassadors” successfully completed a weightless flight Sunday (Oct. 17) in the pursuit to make space accessible for all. On Sept. 15, Hayley Arceneaux became the first person with a prosthesis to fly to space when she launched … Read More

The twelve AstroAccess disability ambassadors. (Photo credit: AstroAccess) Twelve disability ambassadors will fly weightless on Sunday (October 17) as part of an initiative to promote disability inclusion in space. AstroAccess, the latest mission from the SciAccess Initiative, which aims to make STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) more accessible, will fly a crew of 12 disability ambassadors on a weightless parabolic … Read More

AstroAccess takes disabled participants on zero gravity plane ride AstroAccess took 12 disabled participants more than 30,000 feet in the air. By Jaysha Patel LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) — A group of disabled participants with AstroAccess, a company focused on advancing disability inclusion in space travel, had the chance to feel like they were floating in space. Their first flight mission was … Read More

AstroAccess, which is dedicated to advancing disability inclusion in space exploration, and Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G) have successfully completed a parabolic flight with a crew of 12 ambassadors with mobility, vision, and hearing disabilities. The ZERO-G aircraft ascended to an altitude of 32,000 feet, at which point the vehicle commenced its parabolic manoeuvres. Ambassadors carried out planned demonstrations over the … Read More

AstroAccess took 12 disabled participants more than 30,000 feet in the air. LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) — A group of disabled participants with AstroAccess, a company focused on advancing disability inclusion in space travel, had the chance to feel like they were floating in space. Their first flight mission was on Sunday. “We actually flew off the coast of California up … Read More

By Heather Hall | October 19, 2021 AstroAccess, an initiative dedicated to advancing disability inclusion in space exploration, and Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G) successfully completed a parabolic flight with a crew of 12 ambassadors with mobility, vision and hearing disabilities on Sunday, October 17. On Sunday, the ZERO-G aircraft ascended to an altitude of 32,000 feet, at which point the vehicle commenced its … Read More

Press Release – Source: AstroAccess Posted October 18, 2021 10:29 AM AstroAccess, an initiative dedicated to advancing disability inclusion in space exploration, and Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G) successfully completed a parabolic flight with a crew of 12 ambassadors with mobility, vision, and hearing disabilities on Sunday, October 17. A press conference with representatives of the crew will be livestreamed on Monday, … Read More