Twelve disability ambassadors have completed a zero-gravity flight at 32,000ft Sunday’s flight was part of an initiative to advance disability inclusion in space The crew did tests on how to make spacesuits and vessels more accessible to all The AstroAccess initiative involved scientists, veterans, engineers and artists  Twelve disability ambassadors have completed a zero-gravity flight 32,000ft above Earth as part … Read More

Last Sunday, October 17, twelve disabled ambassadors flew weightlessly as part of a mission which aims to make STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) more accessible. The AstroAccess flight took off from Long Beach, California, aboard Zero Gravity Corporation’s (Zero-G) “G-Force One” plane which creates short interviews of weightlessness by flying in a parabolic curve. Each ambassador, who have mobility, vision loss and hearing loss, … Read More

Twelve new astronauts will be joining the anticipated AstroAccess mission, which will be held on Sunday, October 17. Each of the twelve participants that were chosen for the said mission is unique from the past astronauts that we knew. They are battling each of their own disability challenges. The new members for the initiative were purposely selected to cross boundaries between disability … Read More

By Chelsea Gohd published October 15, 2021 The AstroAccess initiative is working to advance disability inclusion in space. Twelve disability ambassadors will fly weightlessly on Sunday (Oct. 17) as part of an initiative to advance disability inclusion in space. AstroAccess, the latest mission from the SciAccess Initiative, which aims to make STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) more accessible, will fly a crew … Read More

2 ambassadors selected to participate in 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 LONG BEACH, Calif., October 5, 2021 (AstroAccess PR) – AstroAcccess, a mission dedicated to advancing disability inclusion in space exploration, today unveils a crew of 12 ambassadors selected to participate in … Read More

Oct 14, 2021 AstroAcccess which is dedicated to advancing disability inclusion in space exploration, has unveiled a crew of 12 ambassadors selected to participate in a parabolic flight with the Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G). The flight, which takes place on Sunday (October 17), marks an important milestone in AstroAccess’ mission to open space to all and will coincide with World … Read More

To Stanford rower Mary Cooper, a disability is not a disadvantage By David Kiefer 12/28/2021 FOR A FEW weeks this fall, the Stanford boathouse in Redwood City – home of the Cardinal rowing and sailing teams – had no Mary Kate Cooper. Her lightweight rowing teammates prepared for a new season under a new coach, gathering at dawn to hoist the … Read More

POSTED BY: DAVID DUPONT OCTOBER 10, 2021 By DAVID DUPONT BG Independent News It takes a certain kind of person to be excited about boarding something that’s called “the vomit comet.” Sheri Wells-Jensen is just that kind of person. The BGSU linguistics professor is, among other things, an expert on xenolinguistics, the study of alien languages. and an avocational scientist. … Read More

Wells-Jensen part of disabled research group blasting off Oct. 17 By Roger LaPointe, Sentinel-Tribune Staff Writer Oct 6, 2021 The inaugural zero-gravity flight of a group of disabled researchers will include Bowling Green State University professor Sheri Wells-Jensen, Ph.D. “I get to experience zero-gravity. I think this is going to be huge fun,” said Wells-Jensen, modeling her blue space suit … Read More

Centra Mazyck talks about how she’s making space exploration more accessible for all. Author: wltx.com Published: 5:38 PM EDT October 7, 2021 Updated: 3:23 PM EDT October 8, 2021